Healthcare Musician

As part of OPUS Music CIC, I trained with the French company Musique et Santé in 2010 and have been dedicated to the practice of Music in Health and social care ever since. We work across a range of hospital settings including paediatric wards, intensive care units and Neo natal units across the East Midlands. We also play music  on wards with specialisms in stroke and dementia care. OPUS Music is also committed to bring the health benefits of music making to community and social care settings.

 

I feel very privileged to be able to play music for people  at very sensitive moments in their lives;  some of the very first or very last moments of someone's life; some moments that are very stressful or some that are joyful .  

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We are trained in the sensitivities inherent in providing music in these spaces and in the skills necessary to do this appropriately, while always putting first the needs of the people we play for . 

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I am also a trainer for OPUS Music CIC. We deliver courses in Music in Healthcare Practice for musicians looking to develop into this work. We also train healthcare professionals in the use of music as part of care practice in partnership with The 217 Foundation in Canada.