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importance of music for the students. It was therefore easier when, after two years of
sharing the garage, the time came for music therapy to have full use of the garage and
for the bike workshop to move on.
Colleagues in the Design and Technology department, who I also played with in a
band, helped me clad the long back brick wall to provide sound-proofing and extra
insulation. Innovation and change often relies upon networking and relationship
building which is why the school community and my position in a band with
colleagues was an important element in the development of this work. Over another
weekend, having recruited friends’ and my parents’ help, the garage was transformed
into a fully furnished and carpeted music therapy room free from tools, bike chains
and oil. Despite some suggestions to change its name to Sound Lab or Music Shed it
is still known as The Garage. The 1990s genre of electronic dance music sharing the
name seems to add kudos and appeal to the teenagers who use it because even the
most resistant students admit the garage is cool.
The photographs below, figures 3.4.1 - 3.4.3, show how the music therapy room
developed. Unfortunately, there is not a picture from the very early days when I
worked in a small corner of the room surrounded by bikes, but these three
photographs show how the space changed.
Figure 3.4.1 A workshop for music therapy and bike repairs
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