https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-05 https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/prom-t5-bridges-hearing-care-and-music monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/26d8315e-e6dc-4fc2-a341-c2f22d2169a8/promt5+logo+3.png Blog - PROM-T5® and music - Why I trained in PROM-T5® Supporting musicians and individuals to rediscover renewed connection to sound. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/soundsory monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1765555371464-XPB4K2OJHUGBBDVXKBCB/Soundsory+box+Dec+2025.png Blog - Soundsory - Listening Pack https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1765555387996-NRO2ML4GH2QBGI433JJ7/Soundsory+headphones+Dec+2025.png Blog - Soundsory - Headphones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1765555424745-08EAYGD9TGN0AP3AOTUF/Soundsory%2Bcarry%2Bcase%2BDec%2B2025.jpg Blog - Soundsory - Carry Case https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1765560304092-3XXX7A35Z49HFRJ5ES2L/soundsory-app-program-website-1.png Blog - Soundsory - Soundsory App https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/e5a4ff74-7395-4b2d-b78d-2c5ee2fc630f/Soundsory+Woman+Dec+2025.jpg Blog - Soundsory - Balance and Movement Struggling with balance activities, dizziness, motion sickness, or fear of activities requiring balance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9da0679b-8709-48e8-8da9-f10f10623459/soundsory+older-persons3.png Blog - Soundsory - Posture Difficulty maintaining upright posture, reduced stamina for sitting or standing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/7f5a488b-1ee8-4bd0-9f7f-02bf76d45892/Soundsory+kid+Dec+2025.jpg Blog - Soundsory - Muscle Tone Appearing loose or floppy, getting tired easily, slouching and slumping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/dbf1372b-9a20-49a2-9c2c-797d12c41946/Soundsory+teen+Dec+2025.JPG Blog - Soundsory - Gross Motor Skills Clumsiness, poor rhythm, trouble with ball games, difficulty learning to swim or play a musical instrument. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/c1d50559-5866-4a22-b6be-d130451cd4f5/Soundsory+Man+Dec+2025.jpg Blog - Soundsory - Spatial Orientation Confusing right and left, unaware of personal space, difficulty navigating environments or learning to drive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/e0035dc4-43e4-4efd-9b1d-bf6c579beca7/Soundsory+young+boy+Dec+2025.png Blog - Soundsory - Ocular Motor Skills Trouble tracking moving objects, visual scanning, making eye contact or understanding facial expressions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/b27f4bc6-a422-4733-9395-ee372882ad2e/Soundsory+smiling+boy+Dec+2025.png Blog - Soundsory - Fine Motor Skills Difficulty with tasks like using scissors, buttons, zips, handwriting, or using cutlery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/6db18cd7-9ce6-415d-b259-ac549bbd9b7e/Soundsory+Young+Adult+Dec+2025.png Blog - Soundsory - Arousal and Attention Difficulty organising activities, sustaining attention, or being over/under-responsive to sensory input. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1765558287385-QBTLK5QH5LYXHNZQJHLA/Soundsory+music+and+exercise+diagram+Dec+2025.png Blog - Soundsory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1765558300931-6A30X3ALK0Y9P6RAT3PD/Soundsory+exercise+child+Dec+2025.JPG Blog - Soundsory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1765558442368-MJU7FANGZ7T66GL8Z7DS/Sounsory+sensory+play+Dec+2025.png Blog - Soundsory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1765558624245-UV691TY1Z3PHR8IMYOKC/Soundsory%2Band%2BSPD%2BDec%2B2025.png Blog - Soundsory https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/aba256da-e1d5-4baa-9c6c-2b8362b92a22/Soundsory+animation-auditory.gif Blog - Soundsory - The inner ear The inner ear acts as a balance control centre, communicating with the brain to help manage movement as well as hearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/c8090a6f-14bd-48a0-958c-bd58e7ef8016/Soundsory+headphones+ac+and+bc.png Blog - Soundsory - Make it stand out The unique Soundsory headphones transmit rhythmic music through both air and bone conduction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/4b639c02-2ecf-47f7-80c0-62ca3ef087fb/SOUNDSORY-EARCUP.gif Blog - Soundsory - Air conduction Sound moving through the air is known as air conduction. It allows us to hear everyday noises like laughter, traffic, and music by carrying sound to the eardrum and brain for processing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/ed6a2a11-5b44-4014-a64d-b51d66b830a9/bone-conduction-view-1.gif Blog - Soundsory - Bone conduction Sound is a vibration that mainly travels through the skull bones, not the eardrum. This process called bone conduction, occurs about 10 times faster than sound moving through air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/63abd0b9-18b9-4ff3-bc74-2f2f4119ed6f/soundsory-app-program-website-1.png Blog - Soundsory - Created for all It is a programme suitable for children and older adults – no matter their skill level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/cb6822e3-9254-4c36-974f-7e574150d3af/Soundsory+man+holding+headhones+Dec+2025.jpg Blog - Soundsory - Adapts to your needs Simple to use at home, either alongside other treatments or independently. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/how-hearing-works monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/bfa69362-8eb5-47c4-a9ef-3378fbed3adb/conductive+hearing+loss.png.jpg Blog - How hearing works - Conductive hearing loss This is when sound is blocked from reaching the inner ear, often due to eardrum damage, fluid, or stiff hearing bones. It is usually treatable with surgery or hearing aids and is easier to manage than other hearing loss types. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1b358c04-f708-45d1-9f5e-7abf7cd5b23a/ear+diagram+2+for+roll+up.jpg Blog - How hearing works - Sensorineural hearing loss The most common type. It stems from the cochlea in the inner ear, which is difficult to study because it is a tiny organ hidden deep within the densest bone of the skull. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1764083106479-KIEA185EC1XFQOO80S3E/penny+image.png Blog - How hearing works Tiny! The cochlea, the hearing organ, is about the size of the King’s upper face on a penny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1764083121668-KN0CHQ4HHIO08JYEVKCA/3+rain+drops.png Blog - How hearing works Fluid filled. This organ contains about 140 microliters of fluid, roughly equal to the volume of three raindrops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1764083134520-SVSSBF9QAU0KU9XOKCP7/violinist.jpg Blog - How hearing works Micro movements. If a violinist moves their finger by just a micron - a millionth of a metre - the ear can detect the resulting pitch change, even though it’s invisible to the naked eye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1764083126567-0VFYINJKUCHG0B1COZWO/electronic+chip.jpg Blog - How hearing works It moves! The cochlea is an extremely sensitive organ, capable of detecting movements far smaller than modern electronic chips; movements even as tiny as a tenth of a hydrogen atom's diameter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/d51dcb3f-5172-496d-8641-66dc9cfa3b9b/speech+banana.png Blog - How hearing works - Frequency Humans can hear tones up to 20,000 Hz, but clinical hearing tests usually cover only up to 8,000 Hz since speech mainly falls between 250 and 4,000 Hz. Image source: DiegoSLP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/149544bb-6554-41e9-a333-6b7ff6a317ee/hearing+thresholds+diagram.jpg Blog - How hearing works - Intensity Image source: Revolution Hearing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/0bbf47ce-971e-45e8-9306-aa71854fdccc/angelou+quote.jpg Blog - How hearing works This connection explains why music can deeply affect us and why powerful speeches by influential leaders can inspire and energise people. The relationship between hearing and emotion is well recognised and significant. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/adhd-and-the-tomatis-method monthly 0.5 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9a2569fc-ee7b-4488-8d8c-e83ac71e85e4/25-DSC03842.jpg Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method - Personalised listening programme Listening therapy is done in your own home via your personal Maestro headphones. Typical listening intensives are 14 days / 1 hour daily and can fit around normal routines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/138d34f4-6cc0-47c3-a1f7-44bb062bee1c/adhd+presentations.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method - Make it stand out Image source: studyingnurse.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/e736c688-ea3a-41b8-815f-83f091d3c793/adhd+inattentive+type.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method - Inattentive ADHD (ADD) Making careless errors and missing details Trouble maintaining focus Not paying attention when spoken to Not completing tasks or following instructions Difficulty organising activities Avoiding mentally demanding tasks Often losing important items Easily distracted by surroundings Forgetting everyday responsibilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/cae4ab2a-2d76-4e79-adb2-939b62e7cc32/adhd+hyperactive+type.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method - Hyperactive-Impulse ADHD Restless movements like fidgeting or squirming Leaving seats unexpectedly Being constantly active Talking too much Answering too quickly Difficulty waiting turns Interrupting others https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/6748f02c-65f4-4555-b275-a8e38e65135f/adhd+combined+type.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method - Combined type ADHD Is diagnosed when a person shows at least six symptoms of both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity. Males tend to show more hyperactive symptoms, while females often display inattentive ones. Consequently, males are diagnosed more often as their symptoms are easier to recognise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/905c0daf-8377-411a-82fa-b3d15fe37130/Approximate_Prevalence_Distribution_of_the_Subtypes_of_ADHD.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method Image source: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD. 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In ADHD, some networks develop slower or function less well, causing difficulties with focus, decision-making, and impulse control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/a77a2297-ef40-4984-8736-196f9a0d8c3e/understood+neurotransmitters+and+adhd.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method - Brain chemicals may struggle to get the message across. Brain networks use neurons that send chemicals called neurotransmitters across gaps. In ADHD, this process can be affected if neurons release too little, struggle to receive, or quickly reabsorb these chemicals. Image source: understood.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/008775af-ca2b-4277-9615-fb04381f2f8a/ADHD+how+TM+compliments.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method Support a range of ADHD challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/3c94dfc8-a697-4067-9ec0-a835708c5ca2/zones+of+listening+labelled.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method The Tomatis® Method is based on Zones of Listening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/61665b1c-d6a2-4a93-94d7-c4e5e28ba9a5/Gating+at+800Hz.png Blog - ADHD and the Tomatis® Method - The Tomatis® Method uses auditory Gating® This switch between music channels - Channel 1 and Channel 2 - occurs at 800Hz. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/the-tomatis-method-and-speech monthly 0.5 2026-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/54b64d2f-fcb1-4a90-bcc8-953b0a4fed64/119-DSC04021.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - Listening is fundamental to developing speech. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/c34b148f-256f-4cd0-ba5a-60dbe1d631a5/pay-attention-1287x858.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - Issues are often linked to listening. Prior to starting speech, language, or other therapeutic interventions, listening abilities should be assesed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/7d8d5ee9-b635-41c8-85c9-8ed8615ebe8f/MIT-prenatal-hearing-01-press_0.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - These sounds are filtered because the ears are in fluid. These sounds are filtered because the ears are in fluid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9609200f-10f8-4cb5-b653-29bd74381d18/Mothers+voice+pregnancy.png Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - The mother’s voice. Characterised by unpredictability and emotional depth, it encourages a baby's attention, bonding and engagement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/e6581b9b-0126-4e38-a06b-2f21b212c86e/baby-birth-healthy-baby-people-b80930-1024.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - At birth, the fluid-filtered sounds and bone conduction of the mother's voice disappear. At birth, the fluid-filtered sounds and bone conduction of the mother's voice disappear. The baby is then exposed to a wider range of sounds, along with new sensory inputs like sight, touch and temperature. Additionally, they hear their own voice for the first time because vocal cords function only in air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/0ed71ff2-40ba-4d54-b3b0-f781d3b5eca5/ears-ear-ear-lobe-sound-preview.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - It's important to distinguish listening from hearing. Babies with hearing loss can still carry out certain sound processes: Discrimination. Making sense of sounds. Localisation. Where sound is coming from. Pattern. Rhythm and tone of a native language. Timing. Short/longer utterances, the use of pause. Selective. Learning the relevant from the irrelevant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/7c441ff6-fe68-4522-baa1-b4e0c782d822/happy-smiling-boy-child-preview.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - Listening matters. “The voice only produces what the ear listens to.” - Dr Alfred Tomatis ENT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9cef0a86-7f21-4eca-bf5d-9db626342234/nasal+breathing+child.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - Releasing blocks. The Tomatis® Method enhances listening by opening pathways and overcoming emotional, physical or neurological obstacles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/b1dba860-43ec-4ef9-b7f0-e6035b915a24/Maestro+BC+labelled.png Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - Find out more here: The Tomatis® Method https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9a9a1132-4d8c-4e0a-8218-8f8d5e0b0280/zones+of+listening+labelled.png Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - Make it stand out Zones of listening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/de0a7377-644e-4c9e-bc79-b5ab1dfcca35/therapy+puzzle.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method and speech - Improved listening compliments: Speech and language Occupational therapy Educational interventions Behavioural plans Counselling Picture source: Kids Therapy Station https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/balance-in-life monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/d5a1545e-62d5-4458-b700-5bf9cc04ebed/dizzy+tree.jpg Blog - Balance in life - Make it stand out Identifying problems early improves the success of self-help techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1759251337582-NJ7BSQKZXA8V9VGPGTBM/continuous.png Blog - Balance in life - Constant low-level dizziness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1759251346234-ETG79C1E4X7W5GD4O8NI/episodic.png Blog - Balance in life - Episodic attacks of dizziness https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1759251351936-P9K1ZCU4OO1OOMO90A4L/situational.png Blog - Balance in life - Time of day or other triggers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9eed7483-6d93-4711-9104-cd21873e373f/helpful+and+unhelpful+stress+responses.png Blog - Balance in life - Make it stand out It is important to differentiate between ‘helpful’ and ‘unhelpful’ stress responses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1759254442785-DS7VX5VIO6BTU23RJ62D/tension+process.png Blog - Balance in life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1759254471035-31RQ73FTTH9XTWBS8BAG/breathing+process.png Blog - Balance in life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1759254865619-PDC7PFEAGKYUWQMFXNG8/thoughts+process.png Blog - Balance in life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/eb3c1aa5-6ded-40c0-978d-e5dac3ba73e8/options+for+managing.png.jpg Blog - Balance in life - Make it stand out Try not to rely on one management option. 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Imagine yourself to be an oak tree with deep roots. Whatever is happening in the ‘branches’ and ‘leaves’ (however dizzy) the tree remains stable and strong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/bbde24d7-d9e0-4dca-99be-d9aefbecb4b6/bsa+logo.png Blog - Balance in life - Life in balance and balance in life Presented to the British Society of Audiology BSA ‘Quality in Vestibular Practice Event 2024’ by Debbie McCane, University of Manchester. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/listening-test-with-the-sound-teacher-and-tomatis-maestro monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1758965222265-X2QYD1U923PQBCV34OIG/Listen+act+scrabble.jpg Blog - Listening Test with The Sound Teacher Results are personalised to support improvements and next steps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1758967022605-B6DZB9RCRD5U0JNYVQB9/boy+headache.jpg Blog - Listening Test with The Sound Teacher The listening test can identifying obstacles affecting learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1758967097627-UJMDA61XVMWNJXWJJBQT/girl+laying.jpeg Blog - Listening Test with The Sound Teacher The ears, body, and brain work together to assist emotional regulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1758902440613-XULJFT44P09VNPK705E4/_2otoscopy.jpg Blog - Listening Test with The Sound Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1758902494394-4YI7JIGELHJ7P0CDE4NH/107-DSC04004.jpg Blog - Listening Test with The Sound Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9d51a40d-78f2-41f4-a11d-02305575269d/Maestro+BC+labelled.png Blog - Listening Test with The Sound Teacher - Maestro Headphones The Sound Teacher utilises this single tool for the whole listening assessment: air conduction, bone conduction and laterality testing (see below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1758963515429-3VKZ615BYALA4WP97M18/Listening+Test+graphic.png Blog - Listening Test with The Sound Teacher https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/a-to-zen monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/b3bdf10b-7e45-44b8-b4d7-8cf6ccd5f5e8/Zen+of+climbing+book+cover.jpg Blog - A to Zen - About the author Francis Sanzaro PhD is a climber, academic, speaker, and the author of books on philosophy, climbing, athletic theory and comparative religion. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/vagus-vibes monthly 0.5 2025-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/2fdbc839-f17e-4a96-8a5e-266e2e684c0a/sketchplanations-fight-or-flight.png Blog - Vagus Vibes - Functions of the sympathetic nervous system The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for healthy wakeful alertness as well as stress and panic, and should not be simplistically viewed as only fight or flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1ef9df56-d826-47df-95ec-77a402833489/Fatigue_at_the_British_Museum%2C_13th_July_2011+%281%29.jpg Blog - Vagus Vibes - Functions of the parasympathetic nervous system The parasympathetic nervous system controls digestion, sleep onset, and can induce sleepiness, fainting, or coma if overly activated, highlighting its role beyond just rest and digest. 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Use listening therapy and physical activity especially when stimulants are unavailable or undesirable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/95af41af-8992-4cf2-8a78-beace3646cb5/adventurous-wheelchair-journey-stockcake.jpg Blog - Vagus Vibes - Make it stand out Try to engage the large muscle groups and trunk muscles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/50ba1119-1221-4525-aba0-d61f86ada863/exercise+and+listening.jpeg Blog - Vagus Vibes - Physical activity and Tomatis® auditory stimulation can activate alertness circuits. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/beyond-silence monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/3bdc3b55-f200-4945-af5c-fa389c74c474/IMG_4201.jpg Blog - Beyond Silence - Buy here Buy here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/4d22f74a-2ac2-47a9-84cc-db0d1a7244f6/glennie+by+purday.png Blog - Beyond Silence - Make it stand out © Caroline Purday. Photograph of Dame Evelyn Glennie at Horniman Museum. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/1000-skips-a-day-in-may monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9a0989b2-373e-4a4d-af0a-bd327262feca/skipping+pic.jpg Blog - ‘1000 skips a day in May’ - Why this challenge? I have always enjoyed skipping and actually entered a competition once! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/a013a608-077a-4879-8caf-7b67ec9b6f3c/IMG_4866.jpg Blog - ‘1000 skips a day in May’ - Make it stand out A lovely surprise donation all the way from Switzerland! Only 2 days left of “1000 skips a day in May” and I’ve currently raised just over 1p per skip for Cancer Research UK, thanks to all the kind and generous donations. No donation is ever ‘small’ as each and every penny adds towards the greater goal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/2a64765f-75d3-4d6c-84e4-33f2771017ba/88660.jpg Blog - ‘1000 skips a day in May’ - You're officially in triple digits! The £100 you've raised could pay for a PhD student for one day, equipping them with the skills they’ll need to make future breakthroughs. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/do-you-have-the-vision monthly 0.5 2025-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/25a49efe-041b-41fd-8c94-e6c121e4ca13/IMG_4524.jpg Blog - Do you have the vision? - Eyes are the only part of your brain on the outside. Eyes focus light, trigger reflexes and link to the brainstem to increase alertness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/c74e6108-51da-447a-b9b2-eccae48c9645/pexels-clickerhappy-38068.jpg Blog - Do you have the vision? - Retina Senses black / white with 120 million rod cells and colour with 7 million cone cells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/b28d9365-3beb-4d40-9176-5734b5d11c75/IMG_4526.jpg Blog - Do you have the vision? - 4. Occipital lobe functions: vision, visual processing and colour identification. 4. Occipital lobe functions: vision, visual processing and colour identification. Picture source: Neuroanatomy Workbook: Summer Sparks, TFC Publishing 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/19eb9dd5-3550-4d00-9fe3-e9f76ca50f81/IMG_4525.jpg Blog - Do you have the vision? - To combat tiredness: Raise your eyes and look up to the ceiling (relaxed jaw); hold for 10-15 seconds. This triggers areas of the brain involved in wakefulness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/05a4fc34-bb4d-4a05-b1eb-467a19a46387/Picture1.jpg Blog - Do you have the vision? Affix circles at eye height on a wall. Stand about arms-length away from the wall facing the circles. Hold a pencil in between the two circles. Keep focusing on the pencil top, but bring it very slowly towards the eyes. In the background you should see the circles merge to form a third set of circles in the middle. Source: Fit2Learn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/8e2c653c-5c40-4b4d-988c-89182c949e3c/IMG_4364.jpg Blog - Do you have the vision? - Note: There are two main concerns around weightlifting and the eyes; retinal detachment and increased risk of glaucoma. Note: There are two main concerns around weightlifting and the eyes; retinal detachment and increased risk of glaucoma. Weightlifting by itself won’t damage your eyes, what might damage your eyes is poor breathing techniques. So pay attention to breath work too! Source: LEP Fitness https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/brain-boost monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9ad93958-4662-4e35-b33f-03ee1a03a8e8/IMG_4369.jpg Blog - Brain Boost - About the authors Dr Barbara J Sahakian is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge. Dr Christelle Langley is a Cognitive Neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/b68dda73-0a86-4536-bdf1-3ce7ea36835f/Anatomy_of_neuron.png Blog - Brain Boost - Make it stand out Anatomy of neuron. 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Dan Dublin for Black Trail Runners here Richard Cawley for Prostate Cancer UK here https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/the-tomatis-method monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1743526176902-SZCTEZ8NLGVGJ3WJJI1K/107-DSC04004.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1743679404334-RWP8OQ0TIP7282WYEM4R/Maestro+boy+3.png Blog - The Tomatis® Method https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1743526330399-34ADL9O1GM9MPYJ4G5BF/127-DSC04031.jpg Blog - The Tomatis® Method https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1743852144430-GTQ8BUHUI7FLSPP2EIKI/CApture-APD.png Blog - The Tomatis® Method https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/da6d0e6a-5dad-4077-bbef-11b73d807043/The+Sound+Teacher+promo+banner+2.png Blog - The Tomatis® Method - Tomatis® Consultant Level 4 Cat Robbins - The Sound Teacher BA (Hons), PGCE (QTS), PGDip (QToD) British Society of Audiology - Associate Fellow (AssocFBSA) https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/talking-heads monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/6feb3323-4277-4955-b7fc-3c36ea0d93fd/therapy+photo.jpeg Blog - Talking Heads - Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) Guided self-help Counselling Interpersonal therapy (IPT) EMDR (Eye movement desensitisation / reprocessing) Mindfulness-based therapies Psychodynamic psychotherapy Couple therapy See: NHS – Types of talking therapy (March, 2022) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1726500332903-FSBZ0Z8EVZ58C0YGRQKE/amygdala.jpg Blog - Talking Heads - Amygdala Picture source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1726500651195-YH1XTWLEXNSJT0YXA0BT/prefrontal+cortex.jpg Blog - Talking Heads - Prefrontal cortex Picture source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1726501211586-CBQ5MZF65I98Y7KEELCQ/hippocampus+diag.png Blog - Talking Heads - Hippocampus Picture source https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/24c73cf7-b380-4126-9cac-73c9b419ab00/spotlight+on+stress.png Blog - Talking Heads - Make it stand out The amygdala is specifically important when it comes to detecting fear and enables an individual to react in an attempt to keep safe. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/tune-your-ears-to-your-chosen-language monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1721300833179-KCLKJ4PU2W3IGPQKNE93/holiday+friends.jpeg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Going on holiday and want to understand the language? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1721215535958-9JQATAD40M3SGITG2A0E/Distance-Language-Learning.jpeg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Preparing for speaking and listening exams now or in the future? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1721215556554-HHA07XINAEOM2QIYI367/language+class+adults.jpg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Learning a language? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1721230185286-OPLUNQP5YY5PDJMKCWNE/lang+teach.jpg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Want to fine tune the language work you have already achieved? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1721301140229-NI3S0KPBNRXCQHJMNYLE/Young_Women_Chat_on_the_Street_-_Ouro_Preto_-_Minas_Gerais_-_Brazil.jpg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Struggling with accent and fluency, and want to sound more like a native speaker? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1721233187141-9I4SFEBRLFUMPJT2FT58/IMG_0978+%281%29.jpg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1721232360256-IJ2ALAEWZP8Y3JDDVQMM/IMG_0977.JPG Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/625b90e8-2b45-4cb6-8716-8858193895ff/356830649_206634952343307_2247300019672633704_n.jpg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Make it stand out Source: OF SOUND MIND. How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World (Nina Kraus, September 2021, MIT Press) SEE MORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1721230211585-TMSZ4N9HT5QY8OSPA5DJ/learn+spanish.jpg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Make it stand out There are many physiological, emotional and psychological factors involved in learning a new language. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/56b4c21b-5659-4d2e-a6be-cf6acbf61afc/IMG_0985.jpg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Make it stand out Here are some of the pre-set channels on offer to get you started. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/7ed46b38-a0f9-4540-98c5-29b7553bcc82/tomatis+headphones+for+language.jpg Blog - Tune your ears to your chosen language - Tomatis® technology is equipped with a microphone attachment so you can listen to yourself speak. The Infinite headphones come with a microphone attachment for audio-vocal work. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/heres-to-a-sats-free-summer monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/b0daaede-0b83-4c6a-862b-1b0cd21b01e9/boy+annoyed.jpeg Blog - Here’s to a SATs-free summer!  - Does the emphasis on SATs block good child development? Does the Year 6 experience support the holistic development of our young people? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1720710109829-OBEN8YPXNCPZO6XZTSRQ/TLT_test.jpg Blog - Here’s to a SATs-free summer!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1720710130989-1CPIAC6GUVSVZVHHH075/_2otoscopy.jpg Blog - Here’s to a SATs-free summer!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9bc8c446-aede-4426-8c7d-af0579499fe8/girl-face-african-girl-laying-down-preview.jpg Blog - Here’s to a SATs-free summer!  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/talking-to-dad-about-his-hearing-loss monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/26164c84-afcc-4e39-9ce9-ccb17ea5e5d8/Matilda-and-John-1080-x-720-min.png Blog - Talking to Dad about his hearing loss - “I did not look forward to [family] gatherings as I found them very isolating. I couldn’t follow conversations, especially with lots of competing noise. One of my favourite things to do is walking my dogs, and during walks I actively started avoiding people because I was embarrassed that I couldn’t hear them.” - John Matilda and John, standing in the garden and smiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1716222907936-1Z0RXYCPOLPCSX9RH1T2/old+man+regents+park.jpg Blog - Talking to Dad about his hearing loss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1716231330448-UM6GDM4Q6M9I0BXD6IUG/IMG_0291.jpg Blog - Talking to Dad about his hearing loss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/689616cc-cd32-43dd-a436-e5c2439e85d2/factory+man.jpg Blog - Talking to Dad about his hearing loss - Make it stand out Surrounded by heavy machinery, power tools, and hammers, those working in construction are regularly confronted with loud, excessive noise. If they are working every day for many years, this can contribute heavily to hearing loss later in life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/fcc97e00-8720-4c6d-8bb5-b8cc8825f63a/IMG_0290.jpg Blog - Talking to Dad about his hearing loss - Get in touch! If you are worried about a deterioration in the quality of life and mental health of a loved one, including performing everyday tasks, attention, concentration, memory, stress and social anxiety, then consider the ears and listening. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/sound-check-otoscopy monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/4986a3d6-28e4-4615-a96b-62d02052b776/_4otoscopy.jpg Blog - Sound check - Check your ears work efficiently Checking your ears work efficiently should not be assumed, but checked regularly and maintained at all ages and stages of life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/dfd76c31-38b3-409e-b535-3ddf172b3b48/_otospcopymaster.png Blog - Sound check - Make it stand out Otoscopy is a clinical procedure used to examine the external auditory (ear) canal, the tympanic membrane (ear drum) and middle ear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9e965754-7348-4304-83e8-ef2e7bf94c23/Tympanometry.jpg Blog - Sound check - Tympanometry This is not a test of hearing ‘it is used to check how well the moving parts of the middle ear are working’ (NDCS 2024). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/e11294e1-8b32-4917-96b7-c0a2bf6b702e/Sound+check+title+pic.png Blog - Sound check - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/make-it-formal monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/a59d3910-733f-4d7b-9687-7060d31bd348/Assessment+2024_photo1.jpg Blog - Make it formal - Make it stand out Making a 12 piece puzzle with no image to copy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/a7ce368d-bc70-4134-bac7-9447242b964b/Assessment+2024_photo2.jpg Blog - Make it formal - Make it stand out Visual tracking activity. Seeing the relevant from irrelevant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/35935541-0826-41e9-bacb-66dfdc1c30e8/Assessment+2024_photo3.jpg Blog - Make it formal - Make it stand out Observing ‘sway’ when testing for Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/972bfdc4-aeca-48fc-b72b-66658732d918/Assessment+2024_photo4.jpg Blog - Make it formal - Make it stand out Full written report with annotated photographs, scaled scores and recommendations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/22ed9584-3b35-4403-8ee8-a780aa8d53f0/Assessment+2024_photo5.jpg Blog - Make it formal - Make it stand out Testing through air and bone conduction, as well as laterality and sound sensitivity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/78532b0b-e7e8-4f69-abde-ea99111f72a3/Assessment+2024_photo6.jpg Blog - Make it formal - Make it stand out Vocal work with a microphone can help recalibrate the ears and voice for improved fluency and comprehension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/7f1e1f98-c63d-4001-9a7c-eb89dc6632e6/Assessment+2024_photo7.jpg Blog - Make it formal - Make it stand out Keep active and engaged to help the brain integrate lasting changes. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/bodyholdsthescore monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/3846ce90-ed8f-4af5-a110-9cd67da75db2/The+inner+ear+and+vagus+nerve.jpg Blog - The body holds the score - Make it stand out Figure 1. The vagus nerve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/33fe64c2-46b5-4e67-bd5c-58df4d57574d/The+inner+ear+%28vestibular+apparatus%29+controls.jpg Blog - The body holds the score - Make it stand out Figure 2. Vestibular apparatus of the ear. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/lets-talk monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/d6d2994b-c6f0-4bda-b3d9-df0e779dd882/IMG-4762+%281%29.jpg Blog - Let’s Talk - The cochlea analyses sound. Issues with a person’s transmission or processing of sound will influence the signal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/99efd2a5-e064-4adf-9e78-61be5c7801c0/IMG-6992+%282%29.jpg Blog - Let’s Talk - Phonatory Organs Speech is compromised if there is a problem anywhere in this system or with the associated muscles. Image source: Institute for Vocal Advancement https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/making-sense-of-sound monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/f0e55a28-b8e5-44e8-89ab-5dfef88ddc9e/347451368_206156072391195_193019480258808348_n.jpg Blog - Making Sense Of Sound - Sound matters Sound engages how we feel, think, sense and move Source: Nina Kraus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/625b90e8-2b45-4cb6-8716-8858193895ff/356830649_206634952343307_2247300019672633704_n.jpg Blog - Making Sense Of Sound - Make it stand out Sound processing in the brain is affected by the languages we speak, the music we make, and our brain health Source: Nina Kraus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/a4724998-be65-4384-b907-dc3e8472d18d/357003582_206980358975433_6806617369774238554_n.jpg Blog - Making Sense Of Sound - The rest is noise? ‘BILL’ turns into ‘PILL’ by adding 1/20 second of silence just before the vocalisation of the vowel sound begins. Try it! Source: Nina Kraus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/924c372c-95d3-4dcf-81d8-1960f9398646/357788235_209317042075098_6256356298441514994_n.jpg Blog - Making Sense Of Sound - Make it stand out The ‘ingredients’ of sound are key to understanding why each person hears sound in the world differently. An individual’s experience of sound can change for the better or for the worse depending on how they sense, think, feel and move at any age and stage in life. Source: Nina Kraus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/4a3f975b-1274-4a5f-9876-bbc63628cbdd/81tNcC8I0ZL._SL1500_.jpg Blog - Making Sense Of Sound - OF SOUND MIND: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World (September 2021, MIT Press). Nina Kraus PhD is a Professor of Neurobiology who has done pathbreaking research on sound and hearing for more than 30 years. 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Your donations will help towards making a difference to the lives of deaf children and young people and their families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/3a39c624-988e-424d-822c-b1d6a4a8824d/B92D2B12-768B-4B65-AEB6-4B0F76045C8D.JPG Blog - 310,000 steps in October - Target of 310,000 achieved! I knew that the Welsh hills and caffeine would help fuel the final 50,000 steps to reach my target. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/cb9dc9f1-0a0d-41cd-8872-9a9cf66faafe/IMG-3068.jpg Blog - 310,000 steps in October - I managed 11,360 steps today… Managed 11,360 steps today, despite having clinic appointments to do the Tomatis® Listening Test. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/easy-as-abc monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/f10fa74c-969c-4336-a506-be26cabbbbdd/thesoundsegment.png Blog - Easy as ABC… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/the-purr-fect-kit monthly 0.5 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/edb290c6-75a4-4177-b7ec-08e9e37587a5/BC_Kit_webinar_header__1_.png Blog - The purr-fect kit - Make it stand out NEW Launched in Autumn 2024 the new generation BC Kit is quick, easy and comfortable to use and is ideal for working with sensitive individuals as a replacement for headphones: Young babies, sensory difficulties, those with hearing devices such as cochlear implants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/70b2971d-07d2-4cd3-9f59-203984cc657d/BC+Kit+Modules.png Blog - The purr-fect kit - TIP The Tomatis® BC module This can be placed at the waist over thin clothing to gently stimulate the spine, or directly at the site of physical trauma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/c5a8114f-3fe1-4559-9424-56901a5143ae/Camden+Therapy+Cat.jpg Blog - The purr-fect kit - Camden’s first 'therapy cat' captures hearts across London Quita making friends with Adebayo, who has cerebral palsy, outside Buckingham Palace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/c23c83f4-9c70-452a-88f9-1cc111a643e7/BC+Kit+applications.png Blog - The purr-fect kit - Click here to find out more about Tomatis® technology, including bone conduction https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/you-wont-believe-your-eyesand-ears-with-tomatis monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/a7c54069-9b02-4696-86d5-a2d0891b4d41/writing.png Blog - You won’t believe your eyes…and ears! His handwriting has really started to flow which means he wants to write. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/dee82431-ba2f-4f13-a0be-4b816e62a539/pastels.png Blog - You won’t believe your eyes…and ears! - October 2021 Here is the pastels picture he drew that day (exactly one month ago in October). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/73bfbbf2-0c79-4ab5-9d31-b1f35e5bde10/dragon+art.png Blog - You won’t believe your eyes…and ears! - Make it stand out November 2021. All his drawings have the same proportions and he is making use of the space on the page. He is ‘seeing the whole picture’. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/back-to-school monthly 0.5 2023-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1635412121454-Z7Q7SDXNSJCX7GTHG2B6/Comparing+curves+for+blog_large.png Blog - Back to school. 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Careful analysis of the listening profile allows The Sound Teacher to customise a sound therapy programme to target the root causes of many school-based challenges. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/blog/sound-learning-for-life monthly 0.5 2026-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/9a7bb56e-c336-4913-a464-76df95b3e35b/0151CA8D-88FB-49C3-AD6E-E2D46D9B2D46.JPG Blog - Sound learning - Additional screening Building on many years of experience working in schools (early years, primary, secondary) as a qualified professional, The Sound Teacher provides additional screening and targeted support to compliment a listening therapy programme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1632167840986-PE87XWR7Q4FA1G8BESPA/Diagnostic+assessment+cognitive_small.png Blog - Sound learning - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/1632168069589-4SIYR3JUC3TGM1AD2XJX/Diagnostic+assessment+deveopmental_small.png Blog - Sound learning - Make it stand out The Sound Teacher will suggest a programme of targeted daily movements/exercises for you or your child. 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Careful analysis of an individual’s listening profile can help pinpoint ‘blocks’ to learning, working memory and emotional self-regulation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/bf2acaef-42d5-456d-9560-0cfc446c09e4/236-DSC04224.jpg Who Can Benefit? - What makes the Tomatis® method so beneficial? Sound is transmitted via bone conduction caused by vibration in the upper part of the skull, and by air conduction passing through the ear. Tomatis® equipment facilitates this simultaneous transmission of sound to stimulate the entire inner ear. That means all parts of the ear involved in auditory and motor functions, balance and even emotional state are awakened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/2bc67ac0-b405-44a9-8572-0419394c1a5c/278-DSC04291.jpg Who Can Benefit? - Why not just listen to soothing music? The unique Tomatis® technology modulates music and sounds to create a sound perception contrast. This activity is much like a gymnastics exercise, or HIIT workout for the ear! Repeating the listening for the duration of an intensive session (typically 14 days) leads to improved functioning of the ear muscles. The sensory sound messages to the brain are refined and can result in remarkable progress. https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/about-me daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/2838a195-a1a7-4283-ad9c-f67ae4b2808a/FFA848D6-1361-4035-B87B-8FAEC5BA6935.jpg https://thesoundteacher.co.uk/tomatis-sound-therapy daily 1.0 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/89c6c556-1521-4ffa-8763-235924fa1894/child+what+ears.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60eaba645e832526d1669483/4c9be90e-3ad4-4f17-be98-ff3976cffdde/Untitled+video.gif Sound therapy - With The Tomatis® Method, well-tuned listening can change your life. With The Tomatis® Method, well-tuned listening can change your life. 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