NORDOFF ROBBINS MUSIC THERAPY 6 – 8 MINUTE PACKAGE

Can be as simple as listening to classical music while you study But we will be looking specifically at music therapy sessions Music therapy is a psychological therapy that aims to facilitate positive changes in emotional wellbeing and communication through the engagement in live musical interaction between client and therapist. Music THERAPY

WHAT WE WILL COVER WHAT MUSIC THERAPY IS WHERE IT ORIGINATED WHAT NORDOFF ROBBINS DOES HOW THEY CONDUCT THE SESSIONS AND INSTRUMENTS THEY USE HOW PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM MUSIC THERAPY SESSIONS/HOW IT IMPROVES THEIR WELL BEING WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP WHAT WE WILL COVER

NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISTAION SPECIALISING IN MUSIC THERAPY HAVE WORKSHOPS/SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE UK CELEBRATES 40TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR GET LOUD FOR NORDOFF ROBBINS AWARENESS DAY 8TH JUNE Nordoff Robbins

RESEARCH MANY CURRENT NEWS STORIES ON THE TOPIC PEOPLE MAY HAVE HEARD THE NAME NORDOFF-ROBBINS AND WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT Progression: A documentary on music therapy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmkFBWKu6wc NORDOFF ROBBINS AND NORDOFF ROBBINS SCOTLAND WEBSITES RESEARCH

RADIO STATION AND TA BBC RADIO 4 Listeners like to be educated by factual, intelligent programming Listeners like to be informed of current affairs Interested in many different subjects RADIO STATION AND TA

BBC RADIO 4 – LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING 3 TO 5PM 55-75 UK WIDE PEOPLE WHO ARE IGNORANT TO MUSIC THERAPY AND KNOW ANYONE WITH A DISABILITY OR CONDITION WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM THE PRACTICE rADIO STATION AND TA

TO INFORM THE RADIO 4 AUDIENCE OF A GREAT THING THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET INVOLVED OR SUGGEST THE SERVICE TO ANYONE THEY KNOW WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM IT STYLE INFORMATIVE POSITIVE, RELAXED ENCOURAGING AIM

APPEALING TO LISTENER PRESENTER LED, WELL SPOKEN SLOW PACE, EASY TO FOLLOW BARE MINIMUM OF MUSIC AS WILL BE BROADCAST ON RADIO 4, SOFT AND EASY-LISTENING WHERE APPROPRIATE STRONG, PASSIONATE VOICES OF PEOPLE WHO CAN TELL A STORY WELL VOX POPS ON LOCATION SOUND CLIPS OF SESSIONS, RATTLING COINS IN DONATION BUCKETS APPEALING TO LISTENER

INTERVIEWS Nordoff-Robbins music therapist Carer – benefits of music therapy for person in their care Nordoff-Robbins Scotland executive director Mary Brown/Janet Halton INTERVIEWS

PEOPLE LEARNING TO MAKE MUSIC AND LEARNING TO COPE WITH THEIR CONDTION/DISABILITY IN A CREATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE WAY TIES WITH THE CENTRAL THEME OF LEARNING AGREED ON BY EVERYONE IN THE GROUP THE OTHER PACKAGES INVOLE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS GIRLS ROCK SCHOOL WORKING IN RADIO COPING WITH DRUG ADDICTION LIFE AFTER STROKE

INFLUENCE THINKING ABOUT THE WAY MUSIC HELPS ME PHYCHOLOGICALLY MORE TALK RECENTLY OF MENTAL HEALTH AND FOCUS ON LIFTING THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH BBC RADIO 4 DOCUMENTARIES INFLUENCE