Sam attends music therapy at Sound Expression to work on his communication skills, emotional regulation and self-expression. In this video, you will witness Sam gradually coming out of his shell and exploring his voice.
Alex is a 12 year old boy who has a strong passion for music. Over the past few months we have been exploring the wonderful world of chords in his supported music lessons. This is a project which initially began with Alex learning more complex piano chords with the support of Iani Sujono, which then […]
Tahlee comes to music therapy to assist with her verbal language skills, but in this beautiful video, Tahlee is choosing to communicate and express herself through the piano. Here she has a spontaneous musical conversation with her therapist Iani Sujono, demonstrating
Andy attends music therapy to work on the prosody and volume of his speech. Andy’s speech is often equally stressed and monotone. As music and language are processed in similar areas in the brain, various musical interventions are used to support Andy’s goals.
One of our therapists Pete McDonald has been running Saturday groups at Sound Expression this year with the help of volunteer Izzy. One of these groups includes Sacha, Evan and Tadgh.
We’d like to introduce you to our music therapy groups – we have a number of them and this one is run on Saturdays and comprises children aged around 6 to 8 years old, supported by their music therapists Iani Sujono and Rob Devlin. This group targets play and social skills – so important in […]
Some outstanding songwriting from Sacha, one of our young clients! Assisted by our music therapist Pete McDonald, the song was created over several weeks. Discussions were had around an activity in Sacha’s week that he enjoys, the things that happen at it and how it makes him feel. With some improvised guitar accompaniment, Sacha sang […]
Meet Em! Em who has Cerebral Palsy and Cortical Vision Impairment engages in music therapy to support her development. Thanks to an incredibly generous anonymous donor, Em is able to access music therapy with her music therapist Iani Sujono. Watch as she focuses on integrating all her sensory systems with such determination!
You may have met Dre in our earlier videos. Dre is an autistic young boy who loves his music In this video you see him developing his regulation skills. Dre has come ahead in leaps and bounds! A much more regulated child, Dre is now working on his social and engagement skills with his music […]
How do MUSIC THERAPISTS use music to develop COMMUNICATION SKILLS in children? This video gives you an insight into how music therapists utilise musical interventions to achieve developmental goals.