Music Therapy

How We Can Help

Music therapy uses music to encourage communication and expression by playing an instrument, singing or listening, usually in improvised music. A music therapist forms a trusting relationship with a child and provides a safe setting in which difficult feelings can be expressed and contained. Music can often make sense where words are inadequate, or even impossible. Music therapy focuses on what a child can do rather than on their disabilities, gives choices and control, and raises self-esteem. For more information about music therapy, click here.

Before Jessie’s Fund there was no music therapy in any children’s hospice: it was a gap in the care of life-limited children which seemed to be crying out to be filled. Jessie’s Fund has now equipped all children’s hospices with musical instruments and has established part-time music therapy posts at most of the hospices for children in the UK. We also support music therapy on children’s hospital wards.

Quote: The future is unknown for Harley but, for now, music therapy is offering him and the family a bespoke and unique opportunity for musical interaction, developmental growth and parent-child bonding. It is such a wonder to see how, through all adversity, music can really link in, unlock and be so present with such a tiny little one.

– Embed video – William and Ceridwen singing together
– https://youtu.be/DiXD1XZj7nc?si=8PolxTzK6bsyWzsf

If you would like to know more about how we support children’s hospices and hospitals through music therapy, contact us.

The future is unknown for Harley but, for now, music therapy is offering him and the family a bespoke and unique opportunity for musical interaction, developmental growth and parent-child bonding. It is such a wonder to see how, through all adversity, music can really link in, unlock and be so present with such a tiny little one.

If you would like to know more about how we support children’s hospices and hospitals through music therapy, contact us.