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"..at 12 years old Ava experienced inclusion, full inclusion, for the 1st time in her life" - Feeling we belong in this world is ESSENTIAL to our #mentalhealth Liz thank you for sharing & @Emilygrimes for being the incredible #MusicTherapist you are.
Ava is 12 she has complex health needs including cerebral palsy, complex epilepsy and she’s blind. Ava and Liz join our online choir each week - singing with the choir has helped Ava to find her own voice. On #GivingTuesday please give the gift of music 🎶 bit.ly/39sLfRP
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Last week, @jamiecullum, @lemar and @tony_mortimer graced the stage of St Luke's Church for our annual Carol Service.
Their performances kicked off the festive season in style, and reminded us there would be no Christmas without music 🎄 🎶
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A great interview with @tony_mortimer in @NME
Make sure to join us at our Carol Service to see one of his final performances of Stay Another Day 💚
nme.com/features/music-inter…
Love this!
bro said "yes of course" and decided to cook up the most immaculate beat known to man 😭 xitter.cf/jimmylubetron/status/1…
What is not to love about this.
When you're out shopping... and hear THIS 😮 Soprano Anna Dennis with Mozart's famous 'Queen of the Night aria' @TrinityLeeds.
#ONMagicFlute opens @GrandTheatreLS1 this week 👉bit.ly/MagicFlute2425
Great to see this! Thanks for sharing
The ISM was pleased to participate in a roundtable organised by @DCMS minister @RhonddaBryant, to discuss issues impacting musicians, including AI, touring post-Brexit and music education. It was good to hear government's priorities for music and musicians.
📸: @RobertoNeri47
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Today is #SamaritansAwarenessDay.
Please call @samaritans when you need to. There are people waiting for your call day or night, and they are ready to listen to you. Don’t suffer in silence. You are worthwhile. Call for free on 116 123, 24 hrs a day, 365 days a year
#Samaritans
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“pain will hurt you until it’s taught you enough lessons. choose life.” @yungblud goes #BehindTheSong ‘Breakdown’. He talks about his experience with mental health, why he wrote his new single and what it means to him. WATCH🎥youtube.com/watch?v=52iomLYP… (1/2)
Thanks @RhonddaBryant for the strong words of support for music and all it can offer us at the @UK_Music Summer party this week. They are VERY welcomed. We @nordoffrobbins look forward to taking with you more about #Music& Health
"We believe that every child, regardless of their background, deserves the opportunity to explore their musical talents and have access to high-quality musical activities."
- @RhonddaBryant speaking at the @UK_Music annual summer event last night, celebrating the talent of our world leading music sector
ALT Minister Chris Bryant talking at the UK Music summer event
ALT Left to right: Naomi Pohl, Musicians' Union General Secretary, Minister Chris Bryant, and Peter Leathem OBE, PPL CEO
ALT Left to right: Lord Tom Watson, Chair of UK Music and Labour peer, former Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music, Kevin Brennan and Minister Chris Bryant
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Our Fast Track awards close this Friday⚡
If you're a musician and you need financial support to take up a pivotal opportunity, you could get up to £500 in financial support🎶
Don't miss out on this opportunity, apply now:
helpmusicians.org.uk/get-sup…
Well if you need a lift in your spirits today and a reminder that every one of us and our voices matter, this thread may be what you need
We couldn’t help but notice how much of yesterday’s #KingsSpeech was born out of campaigning! Let’s take a look at some of the new legislation.
Thread below 🧵⬇️
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O2 Silver Clef Awards raises £760,000 for Nordoff and Robbins music therapy charity - #NordoffRobbins @NordoffRobbins #MusicTherapy #SilverClefAwards dlvr.it/T9F4QK
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These disabled dogs are excited & happy to see the man who builds a shelter for them. Life is a path one can walk without legs but not with kind-hearted friends.
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I would like to formally apologize to this young lady for ever posting that
Jimi Hendrix,
Brian May,
Eddie Van Halen,
David Gilmour,
Prince,
Buddy Guy,
Jeff Beck,
and
Stevie Ray Vaughn were the greatest guitarists in the world.
Absolute LEGEND! and beautiful intro speech from Mica Paris
It’s the legend that is @chakakhan collecting her @raymondweil Global Impact Award! 💙
#O2SilverClefs
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It’s the legend that is @chakakhan collecting her @raymondweil Global Impact Award! 💙
#O2SilverClefs
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Many congratulations to the new Labour Govt. Please keep listening to @ISM_music and those who work in music. Together we can sort out the huge post Brexit challenges of performing in Europe, music ed, the urgent need to scrap the EBacc and much more. @KeeleyMP @bphillipsonMP
I cannot thank Ruby and Bev enough for sharing their story. I thank everyone in the room for making sure they felt the love #O2SilverClefs
A huge thank you to Bev and her daughter Ruby who spoke so movingly about the impact that music therapy has had on Ruby
#O2SilverClefs
This! All day....this. This level of connection, attention, care, curiosity.
Here’s one of the most fascinating child development videos I’ve ever shared.
As your baby learns language, they begin by approximating the examples you set.
After a period of early experimentation with sound (including cries, coos and gurgles), infants begin babbling - making speech-like sounds (which often include components of conventional speech) that are - nonetheless - not yet conventionally meaningful.
This babbling phase is a precursor to the use of formal words. And it happens in all languages.
Including sign language.
This video shows an infant (who, by the way, is not hearing impaired) “babbling” to her deaf grandparents.
As they sign to her, she responds in kind, using her hands to approximate the signed communication that they are modeling.
It’s a whole serve and return conversation, just as if they were conversing verbally.
If you’ll watch carefully, you’ll note distinct turn taking.
And - interestingly - that with her grandparents she largely avoids vocalizations, in favor of gesture.
What a treat to see this rich example of bilingual language development.
This fascinating video was shared to TT by mara_mccullough.
This looks like such a good focus and the keynote speaker!!
🆕 Announcing our big 2024 event!
Sir @MichaelMarmot will join us as Keynote Speaker to explore the reasons community is so important to human thriving!
This year we're holding our #ACEAwareNation event online to allow even more people to attend!
🎟 aceawarescotland.com/2024-th…
