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Having spent the last four years exporting their products to schools worldwide, Edinburgh-based Skoogmusic is tackling the mainstream consumer market.
With around nearly 2,000 Skoogs in schools from the UK to Australia and Hong Kong to the US, the founders of Skoogmusic, Ben Schögler and David Skulina, have created a new product for anyone to enjoy, and
have launched it on crowdfunding site indiegogo.com.
The Skoog, is an innovative, accessible, musical instrument for everyone, and was initially developed to help children with disabilities enjoy and play music. Roughly hand sized, the soft, squeezable Skoog allows users to ‘play’ a wide range of instruments, or sounds that they’ve recorded themselves; and in 2009 it was included by Local Education Authorities and Music Hubs as part of the Special Education Needs and mainstream music curriculum.
“The Skoog is essentially every musical instrument in one small squeezable cube,” said Ben Schögler, Creative Director at Skoogmusic.
“At some point in their life everyone has wanted to make music – whether it be by the traditional route of learning an instrument, which can be hard, or by simply tapping a beat on a worktop. Being musical is in all of us in one form or other.
“We’ve spent the last four years developing the product for the education market, and taking on board feedback from teachers and parents – but at the same time we’ve been working towards creating Skoog 2.0 for mainstream consumers,” he said.
Like the original version, the new Skoog still has the same tactile multi-dimensional control over sound, but the new, smaller Skoog is now multi touch – meaning all five surfaces can be played at once. It’s also wireless, iOS compatible and comes with its own music-making app.
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Are you intrigued?
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We would like to
introduce a new revolutionary way to make music! The Skoog is a
soft, squeezable cube that, once plugged into a computer USB
port, users can touch, press, squash, twist, or tap with any
part of the body to intuitively play a wide selection of musical
instruments.
Thanks to research that spans the fields of music, psychology,
and education, the Skoog is a proven learning tool. The Skoog
has opened a gateway for those unable to hold and play a
traditional musical instrument, allowing them to experience
creating their own music without obstacles.
With a colourful and squeezable exterior, the Skoog is perfect
for children ages 3 and up! The Skoog is playable with any part
of the body, suitable for all stages of curriculum, and can be
wiped down and cleaned.
Key Benefits
- Helps to develop
musical expression and communication skills
- Ideal for promoting inclusive music practice
- Improves motor skills, coordination, and control
- Supports sensory Integration
- An excellent resource for multi-sensory
learning and ICT
- Easily customisable for each users' abilities
- FOC resources and software to support the Skoog in the
Classroom.
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The Skoog and Special Needs
The Skoog is designed specifically to empower children
and adults with special needs and physical disabilities.
It helps ignite that music spark hiding within us all.
This new iconic instrument has been researched,
developed, and tested with children, teachers, and music
therapists, and can be customised to work for those with
disabilities.
Learning Resources
There are a wide range of free resources available to
support Skoog in the classroom. From lesson plans to
colour coded transcription, the Skoog offers a great way
to support those with learning difficulties in music
making and deliver inlcusive music making activities
across a range of students.
Learn more about the Skoog and SEN. |
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