4.3.1 Program participants and activities
The Extra-Ordinary Music Camp was offered to 25 youths aged 8 to
17 years with physical or cognitive disabilities, residing in six
administrative regions of Quebec. They participated in informal,
inclusive, and adapted musical activities for seven weeks over the
course of the summer of 2020. Each participant had access to
personalized musical sessions with one of four student facilitators via
the videoconference application Zoom. Contrary to the originally
proposed plan, the Extra-Ordinary Music Camp activities took
place mainly on an individual basis, with occasional participation of
parents and siblings. Some participants also had their sessions in the
company of a friend who came regularly to their house, which allowed
them to do activities in parallel, cooperatively, or competitively.
Finally, in order to allow the youths to live a rich and varied
experience, the research team sent musical instruments adapted to
participants’ needs and interests directly to their homes.