Suffolk Music Therapy Services aims to provide high quality music therapy to children and adults across East Anglia. It also works to increase knowledge and promote awareness of the benefits of music through specialist teaching and workshops.
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Music Therapy for children
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What is Music Therapy?
Our Services
Suffolk Music Therapy Services is pleased to announce that its schools service has been running for 1 year. From September '11 we will also be offering music therapy to 6 carehomes across the county through The Partnership in Care organisation. This provision in music therapy for elderly people will be the best in East Anglia.
Suffolk Music Therapy Services are grateful to the Connelly Family across the UK for their donation, funding music technology (iPad2) to support an innovative music therapy project for adults with learning disabilities accessing Lapwing at Bury St Edmunds.
Through making music with the therapist, the child or adult is able to express themselves in new and creative ways, thus enabling enhanced self-esteem, increased interaction and change.
Suffolk Music Therapy Services has a special interest in providing better access to music therapy in schools, colleges and carehomes.
Suffok Music Therapy Services are available to any school or service for children and young people in East Anglia.
It is now widely recognised that the intervention of music therapy can bring a wide range of benefits and well-being to the carehome. Music Therapy is particularly beneficial for people with learning disabilities, alzheimers and dementia.
Over our first year we are proud to announce that we have seen over 500 children and adults across Suffolk and North Essex and there have been over 1000 music therapy sessions. We now employ 4 music therapists - why not meet the team!
Our Vision
Our aim is for music therapy to improve the health and well-being of the 'community' and individuals within, thus leading to; change, growth, achievement, joy and integration. Through the intervention of music therapy, children and adults will be able to access music in innovatve and creative ways, bringing meaning and purpose to their lives, thus enabling them to realise their unique and full potential.
Why not join our new singing and making music project - Different Directions. Every week we will meet at UCS (University Campus Suffolk) near the docks. From September we will be working with Activities Unlimited to provide a weekly opportunity for those adults in the community with learning needs. It is a chance for all people to come together in the community and sing! 1.30 - 3.30 every Friday afternoon.
