Songbirds Music UK CIC
Categories of Work: Arts & Culture and Heritage, Children, young people & families, Education/training, Health and well-being, Mental health services, Mentoring, Volunteering, Youth work
Who do you work with?: Asylum seekers and/or refugees, Black and Ethnic Minority, Carers, Children (aged 0 - 5), Children (aged 6-11), Children (aged 12 - 15), Children & young people with disabilities, Families and/or parents, Learning disabilities (people with), Long-term/chronic illness (people with), Low income (people on), Mental health problems (people with), Physical disabilities (people with), Sensory impairment (people with), Young people (aged 16-19), Young people (aged 20-25), Disabled people (all), Carers (adults), Young carers
Organisation description: Songbirds Music UK CIC (SMUK) deliver innovative music programmes in health, disability and community settings. We work with children, young people and families affected by medical conditions, hospitalisation and disability and have over 25 years' experience in our field. Our work focuses on using music to enable communication, interaction and creativity for children and young people with additional needs. We also compose music for improved wellbeing for use in hospital environments. SMUK advocate for the importance of music in the lives of children, families, hospital and care staff- who all experience the challenges of health and disability, and health inequality. Our work builds on an already established track record of delivering high quality, long term embedded live music practice within hospital settings supported by research and evaluation. We work in close partnership with stakeholders, staff and families to deliver high quality best practice music programmes and training which enrich, enhance and improve the lives of children experiencing hospitalisation and complex disability across the northwest. We’re proud that our work has received regional and national recognition:
Building Better Healthcare Awards Collaborative Arts/ Performance (2018) ( Songbirds Project at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital)
NHS in the North Excellence in Supply Award for Patient Experience (2018) ( Leaders of Lime Music for Health Medical Notes Programme at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital)
Building Better Healthcare Awards Collaborative Arts/ Performance (2018) ( Songbirds Project at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital)
NHS in the North Excellence in Supply Award for Patient Experience (2018) ( Leaders of Lime Music for Health Medical Notes Programme at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital)
Contact details
4.02 Abito, Salford, M3 7ND