Sensory Music

Sensory music is a valuable resource to include in a sensory room and can provide users of that space with numerous benefits. 

• Provoking reactions

Sensory music can, depending on the music, calm or stimulate listeners and can encourage engagement and social interaction.

• Environmental control

Whether creating music themselves or choosing what music to listen to, sensory room music can allow sensory room users to control their own environment. It can also help to drown out external noises which may be triggering.

• Accessibility

Almost anyone can enjoy music regardless of special needs or mobility issues. Users who are deaf or hard of hearing might enjoy the vibrations from a speaker or the tactile sensations of using a sensory instrument.

• Creative expression

Sensory music is a form of creative expression and sensory instruments can be used to communicate or simply let all those big feelings out without the need to find a way to put them into words.

Sensory Room Music Tools

Special needs music resources can come in a range of different formats, with the user interacting, listening passively or creating music themselves.

• Rainstick

A rainstick  is a popular sensory instrument because it is simple to use and creates a very pleasing, soothing sound that travels the length of the instrument. Rainsticks also promote cause and effect skills.

• CDs

CDs can provide listeners with soothing or stimulating effects and complement projected images to create an immersive sensory room.

• Voice control

For users who are more vocal or would prefer to use their voice rather than a sensory instrument, voice-controlled products like our IRiS Soundswitch talker will allow them to create effects using only their voice. Sing, hum or whistle to see what happens to your IRiS listener!

• Touchwalls

Musical touchwalls are sensory instruments that allow users to create music by simply tapping a screen. The great thing about touchwalls is that they pair audible effects with visual tracking and stimulation for a truly engaging experience! Our IRiS Musical Touchwall can also be controlled by any IRiS talker.

Of course, these are just a few of the sensory music options available; you can find more fun and engaging sensory room music products below! For more information or to discuss our free sensory room design service, please get in touch with our friendly team today.