As we look forward to our next Musicians’ Week taking place in November, we are pleased to share a great resource that came out of the virtual event we held earlier in the year. The week included a series of panel discussions, presentations and Q&As with experts in different areas of music and health to share learning and give our musicians the opportunity to reflect on their practice.
Our fantastic speakers Katey Warran (Research Fellow, UCL), Jo Stockdale (Founder, Well Within Reach), Andy Lowndes (Deputy Chair, Playlist for Life), Grace Meadows (Campaign Director, Music for Dementia) and Maria McGill (former CEO, CHAS and Highland Hospice) shared really valuable knowledge and insights about arts in health, mental health and music, music for wellbeing in critical care, music for people living with dementia, and hospice care.
These ‘sketchnotes’, created by illustrator The Boy Fitz Hammond, capture each of the sessions in a visual format that we hope will be useful for our health and care settings, partner organisations and anyone else who is interested in learning more about the impact music can have in each of these areas.
Supporter spotlight: Robin and Anne Barr
Robin and Anne have supported Music in Hospitals & Care in Scotland for many years. Robin was awarded Charity Champion in 2019 at the Scottish Power Foundation Awards. We hear from Robin about their connection to the charity.
An unforgettable evening of wine, music and song
Join us on Thursday 24 September at the historic St James Garlickhythe Church in central London for a very special evening of live music. Guests will enjoy wine and canapés from 6:30pm, with music starting at 7:30pm until around 9:20pm.
Celebrating Make Music Day with more interactive Music Jams
Our Music Jam initiative is due to be rolled out to hospitals across the UK after demonstrating for more than a decade the positive impact it has on the mental health and wellbeing of patients in Edinburgh.