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Support Provided

Would your child benefit from being involved in musical tuition in a warm, friendly and encouraging way? Our music therapy initiatives include, individual instrument lessons, composition and wananga in a warm, happy and fun environment. We are fortunate to have access to the skills and energy of a wonderful group of tutors and musicians who wish to impart their knowledge and expertise for the benefit of rangatahi. We have a limited number of free spaces, so check in with us now to see if we can help.

What It's All About

Music therapy is the planned use of music to assist with the healing and personal growth of people with identified emotional, intellectual, physical or social needs.
Evidence suggests that music therapy is beneficial for all individuals, both physically, and mentally. The benefits of music therapy include improved heart rate, reduced anxiety, stimulation of the brain, and improved learning. Many studies show visible improvement in personal hauora after music therapy.
Many studies show visible improvement in personal hauora after music therapy.

What's Provided

Our music therapy initiatives include individual instrument lessons, composition, and wananga in a warm, happy, and fun environment. We are fortunate to have access to the skills and energy of a wonderful group of tutors and musicians who wish to impart their knowledge and expertise for the benefit of tamariki/rangatahi.

According to Wikipedia, “Music therapy is an evidence-based clinical use of musical interventions to improve clients' quality of life. Music therapists use music and its many facets-physical, emotional, mental, social, aesthetic, and spiritual— to help clients improve their health in cognitive, motor, emotional, communicative, social, sensory, and educational domains by using both active and receptive music experiences. These experiences include improvisation, re-creation, composition, receptive methods, and discussion of music.

Music transcends time and is present in all communities throughout the world. Given the universal nature of music, music therapy is uniquely able to reach individuals across all backgrounds and ages. It does not require any previous knowledge for individuals to meet their goals and be successful. Music therapy provides individualised treatments to help treat individuals with disabilities, injuries, illnesses or to improve their well-being.”