Overview
The Clarion® is a game-changing musical instrument that’s expressive like traditional instruments but also highly accessible. Compatible with a range of assistive technology, the Clarion can be played with hands, eye, or head movement (with eye gaze technology and head trackers.) It’s the instrument of choice for thousands of disabled musicians across the UK. It also opens up creative music-making to players who don’t read music and supports therapeutic self-expression.
Play it your way: The Clarion is quick to set up, adaptable, and accessible, featuring engaging play screens. Choose from high-quality instrument sounds, including strings, woodwind, percussion, and brass. The Clarion adapts to players' access needs, skills, and preferences. Notes are shown as coloured shapes, and organisations in Open Orchestras or Clarion Education can customise the sound they make, their shape, size, and layout.
Young musicians love the sound choices, colourful screens, and intuitive playing experience. Play the Clarion on your PC or tablet— it's fun! No need to read notation. You can play by ear, follow a score, play patterns in any order, or create your own.
The Clarion is expressive and offers musical progression like conventional instruments. Start making music within five minutes, though it requires practice to play it well.
All versions include a library of Clarion patterns. Customising notes and creating patterns are available through Open Orchestras and Clarion Education:
Open Orchestras: winner of the 2019 Music Teacher Award for Outstanding Special Educational Needs/Disabilities resource, Open Orchestras is a programme that provides Music Education Hubs, arts organisations and special schools with everything they need to build accessible orchestras. Signing in to Open Orchestras on the Clarion opens up the full Open Orchestras library of Clarion patterns and ‘My Cloud,’ which allows you to share patterns across devices.
Clarion Education: a programme for music education organisations and therapists wanting to use the Clarion in mainstream and special educational needs/disabled music making settings. As part of Clarion Education, music educators receive training in how to use the Clarion. Signing in to Clarion Education opens up additional Clarion patterns and functionality, including ‘My Cloud’, which allows you to share patterns across devices.
Features
Compatible with eye gaze technology and head trackers.Free Clarion patterns to play (Amazing Grace, Blow the Wind Southerly, First steps, Happy Birthday).Free BBC Ten Pieces patterns to play (Grasswalk by Laura Shigihara, Magic by Judith Weir).4 free sounds, including flute, synthesiser, strings, and zither.Open Orchestras and Clarion Education members get 13 instrument sounds, additional Clarion patterns, and the ability to edit their own patterns and folders.Open Orchestras and Clarion Education members can share Clarion patterns across devices with My Cloud.Open Orchestras members gain access to additional exclusive content.
What's new
1.27
- Both Clarion Education and Open Orchestras users now have access to My Cloud, for sharing patterns between devices.
- Explore ‘Magic\’ and ‘Grasswalk\’, two pieces of music part of BBC Ten Pieces.
This update provides a free-to-play version of the Clarion®, an award-winning accessible alternative to conventional instruments. Play ‘Happy Birthday\’, ‘Amazing Grace\’, or ‘‘Blow the Wind Southerly\’ without needing to read music. Suitable for disabled and non-disabled players of all ages.
Unlock the full Clarion and additional content: Sign in with your Open Orchestras or Clarion Education programme details to access features like editing notes, creating patterns, more instrument sounds and exclusive content.
Additional Information
- Developed by Open Up Music
- Version 2025.02.14
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Requires
OS: Windows 10 version 19044.0 or higher
- Published 2018-12-05
- Size 97.23 MB
- File Type appx/msix
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Language
English
English (United Kingdom) -
Permissions
Uses all system resources
Access your Internet connection
- Microsoft Store ID 9pppsv8g238h
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