Our impact
Every year, our professional musicians share live music with people across the UK who may not otherwise get to experience it. This includes those living with dementia, mental health problems, or who are seriously ill.
Our specially-created live music experiences unlock all kinds of emotions – from joy to loss, pleasure to nostalgia. They improve people’s mental, physical and emotional health and they help people feel more connected to each other.
Discover stories
See the impact of our live music through the stories of the people we support.
Alexander’s story
Keshia’s story
Sharing joy with Northern Ireland Hospice
Outcomes
Our theory of change shows the ultimate impact we aim to create through how we work and what we do. The outcomes are the meaningful changes we aim to create through our work, each supported by specific ways to measure success.
We measure our impact through our evaluation framework and our progress towards the aims in our organisational strategy.
People
…engage with and access live music.
In 2024/25 we shared
hours of live music…
…in
health and care settings.
Reaching over
patients, residents, and service users.
…are more able to communicate
and feel confident.
We visited
different wellbeing settings, including 153 hours in hospital wards, 150 hours in care homes and 250 hours in the community.
staff reported that
of patients were less bored.
at
of our live music experiences, staff felt we helped patient wellbeing, and at 96% they felt we helped staff wellbeing
…connect with who they are through live music including their memories and cultural identity.
we visited
different dementia settings, including 154 hours in hospital wards, 420 hours in care homes and 118 hours in the community.
Staff reported that
of patients and residents experience music that reminded them of their past, and 86% expressed themselves more.
Live music
…creates connections with others, allowing patients and residents to be seen as people.
We visited
mental health settings, including 397 hours in mental health wards, 56 hours in the community and 2 hours in care homes.
Staff reported that
of patients had respite from emotional pain and distress and 100% felt more connected to other people.
Find out more about the impact of our live music through the stories of people who have experienced it.
…is embedded in health and care.
we visited
different serious illness settings, including 578 hours in hospital wards, 41 hours in hospices, 18.5 hours in the community and 11 hours in care homes.
of patients felt more connected to
people around them such as visiting
friends and family and staff.
…ease pain and stress, which can support recovery.
Staff reported that
of patients in their care experienced less physical pain according to staff.
Musicians
…are supported to develop further creative skills and peer learn.
…play in spaces that their commercial careers don’t usually allow them to.
…feel passionate about sharing live music and the impact they make.
musicians visited health and care settings.
musicians have developed their practice in a new programme area they do not usually work in, such as ICU Hear®, Lullaby Hour or dementia specific live music.
of musicians who worked with us in 2024/25 completed a safeguarding refresher.
“There were 1,547 hours of live music with one musician, 670 with a duo, 63 with a trio and 3 hours with four or more musicians.
Find out more in our latest annual report
2024/25 has been another year filled with joy through live music.
