In my artistic, musical and research opus thus far, the method I developed dedicated to deaf and hard of hearing, as well as people with various disabilities, from the spectrum of autism and pervasive developmental disorder to people with multiple health problems, under the common name Violinmusic4all, represents one of my most significant life achievements, which in practice proved to be of emotional value to the aforementioned people and it is a precedent in the world that opens a new window into the world of creativity and therapeutic motivation to a population of 70 million deaf and hard of hearing people in Europe alone.
VIOLINIST / ARTISTIC PROJECT MANAGER
Violinmusic4all is a method of teaching violin for therapeutic purposes to the deaf and hard of hearing, and people with developmental disabilities.
This method introduced music to the lives and culture of all participants. The only requirement is for all students to desire to learn.
Exploring ways in which the body reacts to sound, Renata realized that people can feel the violin and its vibrations regardless of deafness.
Therapy means reducing the speed of thoughts and clearing the mind. Vibrations produced by music directly affect the vascular system.
The “Violinmusic4all” project is based on significant innovation and it represents a methodology of learning to play the violin not only for deaf people, but also children and adults with mental and physical disabilities.
In her work with deaf people and those with developmental disabilities, Renata has significantly enriched their possibilities with regard to an almost contradictory activity – playing music.
This musical therapy concept will be held under the umbrella organization in works, the Institute of Music, which will focus on the services of care, rehabilitation, therapy and education of children and people with disabilities. The vastness of affected children and adults is presented in the statistics that there are two to three babies born with full or partial hearing loss in every 1000 newborns. Given that the project is not limited exclusively to Croatia, nor solely to deaf people, we are talking about a target group of 2-5% of the entire world population.
Due to the great interest of the deaf and hard of hearing, we are in need of violins, bows, violin cases, music stands. Each donated violin will go to a student whose progress you can continue to follow. As a token of appreciation, your name or the name of your company will be added to the project’s book of friends.
All collected funds will be used for the purpose of acquiring a set of violins, music stands and financial aid for students who are not able to travel to the therapy by themselves. As a token of appreciation, your name or the name of your company will be added to the project’s book of friends.
There is a possibility of sponsoring individual students in terms of providing all necessary resources for a successful therapy. As a token of appreciation, your name or the name of your company will be added to the project’s book of friends.
