Key Benefits 
What might you expect from a Bing Bang Bong installation?
In the Hi-Tech world of buttons and gadgets it is very easy to focus on techno-babble and features rather than concentrating on what it is that you are actually seeking to provide.
Ask yourself - What is it that your users really need?
"Almost all children respond to music. Music is an open-sesame and if you can use it carefully & appropriately, you can reach into that child's potential for development."
Dr. Clive Robbins - Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Clinic
Installing
a B3 sensory garden design, a bespoke space, a piece of equipment or a
mixture is the provision to unlock individual and community potential, a key. 
Usage of the B3 facilities
The
B3 installations are generally passive, i.e. they require interaction
to bring them to life. Equipment sitting unused may be aesthetically
pleasing but it is being wasted. Consider carefully the amount of use
that you forsee for the equipment and how you may encourage structured
or ad-hoc use.
We
facilitate purchasers users through the provision of our community site
wikwakwok which contains resources provided by bingbangbong as well as
access to other users.
There
are two levels of access, public registration for practitioners and
anyone who wished to discuss the areas of outdoor sensory and soundplay
plus a special access for existing customers who have complete access
to the site including
- wikwakwokipedia - soundplay resource
- User-specific forum - clients only
- User resources - clients only
Benefits to the Users
Although
there can be no guarantees, the field of music therapy is established.
I set out some of the potential therapeutic and developmental benefits
of engaging in creative sound exploration; the pursuit of development
should be fun and the pursuit of pleasure will be developmental.
"Music
Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used
within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional,
cognitive, and social needs of individuals of all ages, improving
quality of life for persons who are well and meeting the needs of
children and adults with disabilities or illnesses. Music therapy
interventions can be designed to promote wellness, manage stress,
alleviate pain, enhance memory, improve communication, and provide
unique opportunities for interaction. Research in music therapy
supports the effectiveness of interventions in many areas such as
facilitating movement and overall physical rehabilitation, increasing
motivation to engage in treatment, providing emotional support for
clients and their families, and creating an outlet for expression of
feeling.
health professions network webpage introduction
Key Developmental Benefits
Achievable by / achievement for all 
- Tuning, unless otherwise specified is pentatonic; every note harmonises with every other note.
- Anyone
striking an instrument is met with a pleasant musical tone. Play two or
more tones together and you have guaranteed harmony.
- Any number of users playing together will provide harmonic tones. Melody of course, requires co-ordination:
Social interaction
- Teamwork
- Self awareness & awareness of others.
- Non-verbal communication skills such as eye contact and listening
- Turn taking skills.
- Social interaction skills promoting relationship development.
- Community · Emotional expression and communication:
- Exploration & non-verbal expression of feelings, emotions and individuality.
Educational
- key element of DfES Strategy
- Basics of music by exploration
- Listening, comprehension and reaction skills
- Experiential learning rather than taught
- Unlocking individual & group creativity
Cognitive enhancement
- Concentration
- Engagement
- Memory
- Motivation
- Choosing
- Planning
Physical aspects:
- repetitive movement
- fine and gross motor skills,
- Hand/eye co-ordination.
Key Pleasure benefits
The
above are benefits commonly cited as potential outcomes from engaging
in Music therapy - no guarantee is made regarding the effect on
individual users
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Key Benefits
