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As we approach the New Year we have been reflecting on all we have achieved in 2016: Over all, including our work both in the UK and overseas, we delivered 19 projects to 226 Local Partners in 6 countries.  408 vulnerable children and adults participated in... Read on

Local Partners in Gisenyi, Rwanda applied for our musical instrument fund earlier on this year. Based on their continued music as therapy practice we were really pleased to be able to send them a selection of new instruments to compliment the ones they already... Read on

Counting the days until Christmas and a frenzy of internet shopping is taking place worldwide!  Did you know that your Amazon shopping could raise very welcome funds for Music as Therapy International?  Just use this link to access Amazon, before you put anything... Read on

Today I went to Wales with music therapist Liz Coombes who earlier on this year delivered one of our UK pilot skill sharing projects at Oaklands, a respite care home for children aged 4 – 18 with profound and multiple learning difficulties. Liz trained two long... Read on

I am back in the office this morning, basking in the excitements of my recent visit to Brasov.  Accompanied and guided by our fantastic Romanian Programme Officer, Magda Pata, our three days began with a meeting at the University of Bucharest.  Loredana Tudorache... Read on

Alexia Quin and Magda Pata are on their way to Romania to present at a conference being held by the University of Transilvania in Brasov - they will be launching a 180 page research document entitled 'What is music therapy? How does it work and what evidence do... Read on

Following Jenny’s blog earlier in the week, we just wanted to fill you in on how the 2-day intensive Training of the Trainers went… We spent Wednesday preparing for the training, after observing sessions in the three different settings (Public School 198,... Read on

So, Project Georgia has reached a new stage! Following two six week training projects (one in 2011 and one in 2014) and subsequent support visits, the request for Training of Trainers is being fulfilled this cold, wet week in October. Isabel and I arrived back... Read on

Following Alexia's fascinating visit to the Musicians without Borders and Sounds of Palestine teams in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, we are starting to think about how we might develop our partnership and offer the Distance Learning Programme again... Read on

Our recent skill sharing project in the highlands made local news today! Read on