This Arts in Care Homes Day are pleased to bring you this fun guide to make your own percussion instrument, which we have produced with help from the NAPA (National Activity Providers Association) advisory group.
Kate Burchill recently retired as Live Music Coordinator South of England and Channel Islands for Music in Hospitals & Care. During her five years with the charity, Kate has been instrumental in developing our programme of live music on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
Today, Music in Hospitals & Care has launched their three-year strategy. This strategy will help realise our long-term ambition – to make sure people in hospitals and care enjoy a better quality of life and improved health outcomes.
Our musician, Colin Bryce reflects on his experiences while we elebrate 75 years of creating live music and human connection.
Come down to Fletcher Moss Park in South Manchester on Sunday 16 July for a great day of music. Huge thanks to the organisers for fundraising at the event for the 14th year!
Earlier this month our supporter Anne Fraser in East Lothian opened up her house to share her ‘Crafty Creations’ with the community. The exhibition showcased her design talents and incredibly creative ideas for using items which might otherwise get thrown away.
This Volunteers Week we are celebrating the fantastic people who volunteer their time and expertise to help share live music with people in health and care settings across the UK. Julie Royce tells us about volunteering at our MusicaliTea event in December in Walton-on-Thames.
This week we are celebrating our fantastic volunteers and the valuable addition they make to the Music in Hospitals & Care community. We spoke to Lesley-Ann, a student who volunteered with our Music Delivery team in Scotland.
The second resource we are sharing share to celebrate our 75th anniversary is an animated guide on how to listen to music mindfully. Everyone can use simple exercises like this to help them slow down and reconnect.
Members of our Music Delivery and Fundraising teams recently completed their Mental Health First Aid training with Starra Education’s Joanne Docherty, a fully accredited mental health trainer and advocate based in Glasgow.
