Melbourne Recital Centre (MRC) has launched a new workshop series designed to support the musical engagement of young children who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

Presented in partnership with Aurora School of the Deaf and Artistic Director and Artistic Director Karen Kyriakou, the Sound Vibrations workshops provide Deaf children access to explore and create music in an interactive and accessible learning environment.

The program is open to four-year-old kindergarteners for the first time.

Melbourne Recital Centre’s Sound Vibrations series. Photo supplied

Sound Vibrations workshops will be conducted with musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music, who will demonstrate instruments from each orchestral section and assist in the composition and exploration of music by its young participants.

“By working with students at a young age, we plant a seed for change and optimism early on,” said Belinda Ashe, MRC’s Learning and Access Manager.

“At its heart, Sound Vibrations is about education for everyone – helping children and their families realise what’s possible, and open up more avenues for them to enjoy all the lifelong benefits of having music in their lives.”

The workshops are one of many...