Restricted and Repetitive – Autistic musician Cat McGill confronts the concept of ‘restricted and repetitive’ behaviours – one of the criteria for gaining a diagnosis of Autism – and asks what it would mean to reframe these behaviours as ’regulating and relaxing’. In this creative residency, Cat invites you to view the world through her eyes – and ears – as she explores how her brain experiences the sounds of the world around us, and shares how her ‘restricted and repetitive’ behaviours are a source of great comfort and joy. Through Cat’s interactive sound art you can immerse yourself in a sensory soundscape, and maybe explore some ‘regulating and relaxing’ behaviours of your own.

On Christmas Night – Cat McGill’s Big Community Carol Sing, and newly commissioned Christmas carol for the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Adopting a Musical Approach – AAMA started life as a songwriting project, but very quickly grew in to something much more than that. In the book (which is intended to accompany the album of the same name), Cat McGill explores how music can be used to support children who have experienced developmental trauma; covering subjects as diverse as the musical patterns found in ‘babytalk’, and how our ears link directly to the fight/flight branch of our nervous system.