Hilary Wainer, co-founded Tacpac ™ Ltd. and co-created the material. She has many years’ experience as a teacher and music therapist, working alongside children, young people and adults with a wide range of learning difficulties, in different settings. She has a special interest in those who have profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), and multi-sensory impairment (MSI). Hilary is an accredited music therapy supervisor with the British Association of Music Therapists (BAMT), and has worked as a trainer and facilitator in schools and mental health settings. She created the ground breaking “Beat That!” events, popularising the use of the resonance board. She is an experienced trainer with a passion for everyone to reach their full potential. Hilary works in Oxford, UK.
Learning Opportunities
Essential TACPAC Training in Sensory Alignment
Presented By
Hilary WainerSession Details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| November 23, 2016 | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm |
Location
Grade Levels
All
This learning opportunity provides all course participants with the fundamental understanding and skills necessary for the effective delivery of Tacpac. We welcome people who have already been using Tacpac, as well as those who are just beginning. We look at both the ‘why’s’ and ‘how’s’ of the body of knowledge of sensory communication, combining theory and practice into a fun, interactive and stimulating day of training.
Course content:
- Our sensory system and the role of touch
- Understanding the importance of the basic beat
- Experiencing the different touches and music within the activities, using the different objects
- Use of thematic material
- How the limbic system affects our senses
- The central role of music in Tacpac
- Sensory communication
- Sensory overload
By the end of the day you will be able to:
- Understand the theory behind Tacpac
- Learn to internalise and effectively deliver the Tacpac activities
- Experience ‘sensory overload’ for yourself
- Heighten awareness of your own senses (we have more than 5)
- Discover how to work effectively with touch
- Build skills in multi-sensory interaction (touch–sight–movement–sound – communication)
- Synchronise your sense of touch with your sense of music
- Meet other professionals in the field, parents, and carers
- Receive a Tacpac Certificate in Sensory Alignment.
In order to put what you learn on the Training into practice, you need to have access to at least one Tacpac Set. Please go to: www.tacpac.com or email at training@tacpac.co.uk to find out how to get your Set/s.
What is contained in a Tacpac Set?
There are 6 Sets, each containing:
The Music: Each Tacpac Set has 6 tracks of originally composed music.
The Instruction Sheet: Available to download and print, describing the activity and object you will be using with each one of the 6 tracks of music included in each Tacpac Set. We recommend you download, print and laminate this instruction sheet as you will be using it throughout your sessions.
The Demonstration Videos: Shows how to use each one of the objects with the music, which is different for each track.
What is not included: You will need to source the different household objects, like sponges, or fabric yourself. These all have different textures which you will be using for each different activity and track of music.
For further information on how to get your Sets, please go to: www.tacpac.com
Target Audience
Anyone who works with children, young people or adults who have sensory impairment, and who would benefit from using Tacpac. Tacpac is a sensory resource using touch and music to help communication and social skills.