GridPlay/MIDIgrid Resources for Carers/Teachers GridPlay resources and customisation service for special needs are the fruit of many years of research into the use of MIDIgrid as a creative resource at all levels of ability. We have prepared resources for use from pre-school to adult/further education levels, including resources for users with a whole range of disabilities. 
Origins of the software
MIDIgrid is music software with sophisticated facilities for the creative musician to create and play virtual instruments, improvise & compose, make multi-track recordings and create their own interactive teaching resources. Yet, in performance mode, it has a simple enough interface to allow exploration by the youngest or most disabled user.
GridPlay is a performance only version of MIDIgrid. It functions as both a musical instrument that you can play with a mouse or trackball and a music player allowing rapid selection of musical items stored in the grid. The Full Pitcher publishes GridPlay with sets of files, or 'grids'. There are grids optimised for switch input, grids which have repeatedly elicited responses from our most profoundly disabled users and grids which have enabled disabled youngsters to join talented able-bodied friends in performances at concerts and music festivals.
Custom CD-ROMs
We will prepare you a custom CD of GridPlay files, selected to match the ages and degrees of disability of your users. In addition, there are comprehensive notes on making music with the grids and additional information on tried and tested approaches and on selecting/ using acoustic music resources and special access hardware.
We understand that people with disabilities have very individual needs and we'd love to hear from you about your music-making and to prepare a custom CD of resources, tailored specifically to your needs. Contact us for further details
Further Information
If you are interested in GridPlay/MIDIgrid, you will find more information on the following pages:
GridPlay: Creative Explorations Level 1 GridPlay: Creative Explorations Level 2 More About MIDIgrid Widening Access with MIDIgrid & GridPlay General MIDI Information
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