Just heard Ave Maris Stelle from Ariana Savalle, which Ian Skelly played on Radio 3 Essential Classics. What a beautiful piece! Thank you. Have already bought their CD 'The Wind rose'

In my last #TakeoverTuesdays post I am focusing on the musical social activist links between music-focused approaches to music therapy, community music & music education. We're too often divided - but shouldn't we be a united movement for musical rights? Thank you for listening!

Absolutely brilliant!

And the Sun Shone wearefinelines.com/and-the-sun-sh… what a poet he is @MarkRadcliffe! I remember the feeling of the days of almost painful beauty in days of covid-trauma.

What an incredible video! Every cell in her body remembers.....

Fantastic online event on ‚Music, Health &Wellbeing‘ as part of ESRC Festival NI today. Inspiring and at the forefront of Research. Thank you for organising it and thank you for all who were able to join.

Watch #Ward83's Harvey on this clip. He says that he is dreaming of being a superhero, but he already is a music and a #manchesterhospitalschool superhero!

Merry Christmas from everyone at Manchester Hospital School!(look out for our album storming the charts in 2021😆) See you again on the 5th Jan @RMCH_Ward84 RMCH Ward 83 RMCH_Ward85 Ward 84 Day Case Ward 77/ Haemo Unit🐝💜 Ward 76 RMCH PETC @RMCH_Ward78

We were preparing for a live Christmas show in Harvey's music therapy sessions for the staff and families on #ward83, but Covid prevented this too 😒 Instead here is a musical Christmas card to all of Harvey's friends on the ward and from #manchesterhospitalschool

Amazing to hear #martinhandley3 announce the 10 week birdsong series this morning on #breakfast #BBCradio3. What a gift to hear #Lucy_Lapwing talk about the blackbird! I am looking forward to learning about the calls of 9 other birds

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So glad #BAMTConf2021 could happen! Such an exciting and inspiring opening lecture on collaboration by Gro Trondalen

"Equality is no good if people come from different situations or backgrounds….more than equality, what we actually need is equity." Incredible thoughts and insights from Wendy Magee at the #BAMTConf2021

The letter from Aida Cerkez featured on #Weekend, and can be read here 👇

Hey Boris Johnson, Despite "banning" Russian vessels, the UK is still importing Russian fossil fuels. So you're still funding Putin's war on Ukraine. Get us off fossil fuels altogether. Insulate our homes and invest properly in renewables. #OilFuelsWar

Was great to visit a #ThrivingCommunities project today with @justinmoorhouse & Dr Radha. Thanks for having us String of Hearts ! Watch this space- short film coming soon!👀 #SocialPrescribing #PowerOfCommunity

🎶 Our music therapists Janet & Polly have been working with Children's Hospices Across Scotland to write & record an original song called 'Music and Me' The song was written with children & families supported by CHAS along with volunteers & staff 🥰​ Listen to the full song bit.ly/3TUPzNG

Music in minds 🎵🎶 #manchestercamerata

Stop the planned closure of the BBC Singers - Sign the Petition! chng.it/v7CYg6Sw via Change.org UK

I am thinking back to young Jamal in my music therapy group 10 years ago and feeling great admiration for him and his progress!