Lets make some music!
Alongside our many groups and projects listed below that people can join, we are commissioned by many organisations and institutions to make regular visits to their settings. If you are interested in Musical Keys visiting your setting then please get in touch via the referral form below.
You can also use this form if you or someone you know wants to make music with us. Complete this quick form so we can be in touch about new or existing services.
sessions you can join
The following groups are open to join and have spaces.
Referral Portal
For: Children and young people experiencing poor wellbeing or symptoms of ill mental health.
What: A minimum of four carefully designed online music therapy sessions, focused on venting negative emotions, using music for enjoyment, and self-reflection.
Where and When: Flexible to meet the needs and schedule of the client.
Join in: Fill in the form via the link below and our music therapists will be in touch asap.
In Time, Together
For: Community music group for those living with dementia.
What: Warm and welcoming group where participants are supported to sing along to familiar songs, create new songs and try a range of instruments. Includes a communal tea and coffee break after the music.
Where and When: This project is currently closed for re-launch in autumn 2024.
Join in: Fill in the simple form below to tell us you’re coming.
Striking a Chord
Closed for Christmas on 28/12 & 4/1
For: Adults experiencing symptoms of ill mental health.
What: Group music-making consisting of improvisation and composition. The group have written and recorded songs alongside lengthy jam sessions. A range of instruments are provided (synths, guitars, drums, percussion, microphones etc) but you are welcome to bring your own.
Where and When: Every Friday 3.30 - 5pm. Martineau Hall, 21a Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1BN. Parking available at the venue.
Join in: Fill in the simple form below and we will be in touch to go through the short referral process.
Kindly supported by NCF’s ‘Love Norfolk’ fund
Sound Affects
Closed for Christmas on 23/12 & 30/12
For: Adults and young people (15 - 35) with Learning Disabilities.
What: Alternating music and movement activities. Week one: Fun and engaging music activities using a range of instruments and sensory materials. Week two: Person-centred movement and dance with Gaelin and Rosa from Compass Dance.
Where and When: Every Monday 1.30 - 2.30pm. Martineau Hall, 21a Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1BN. Parking available at the venue.
Join in: Fill in the simple form below to tell us you’re coming.
In My Own Time
For: Anybody
What: Specialist and bespoke 1:1 music activity, delivered in your home or a mutual space. Full details can be found here.
Where and When: Flexible to meet the needs and schedule of the client.
Join in: Fill in the simple form below to enquire.
Little Visitors with Friend In Deed
For: Children and babies with additional needs and their parents/carers
What: Inclusive intergenerational music group where children and older people can come together through the joy of music-making.
Where and When: First Monday of the month, 11am - 12pm, Windmill House, 14 Browick Road, Wymondham.
Join in: Sessions are free to attend but please tell us you’re coming via this short form here.
Saturday Group
Closed for Christmas on 28/12 & 4/1
For: Children and young people (suitable for ages 6-25), families, carers and siblings all welcome.
What: A fun and engaging, family-oriented music group in a safe and well-supported environment. Refreshments are provided in café during a break where parents and carers can get together over a cuppa. This project is drop-in but please ensure you have completed the form below before dropping in.
Where and When: Every Saturday morning 10am - 12pm, Martineau Memorial Hall, 21 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1BN.
Join in: Fill in the simple form below to sign up.
Barrington Farm
For: Adults.
What: Weekly music group for day-service users but open to anyone within the wider community. High energy participatory music-making.
Where and When: Every Thursday 10.30 - 11.15am, Barrington Farm, 2 Rookery Farm Road, Walcott, NR12 0PF.
Join in: Contact us to discuss joining this group on 01603 766690.
Millennium Library Group
Closed for Christmas on 27/12 & 3/1
For: ‘College age’ (although this is not a strict eligibility criteria) young people.
What: Fun and engaging group music-making. Age and ability appropriate participatory music and improvisation.
Where and When: Every Friday 2 - 3pm, Vernon Castle Room, Millennium Library, The Forum, Norwich, NR2 1AW. Group breaks on bank holiday Fridays.
Join in: Fill in the simple form below to sign up.
OTHER GROUPS AND PROJECTS
Alongside the groups you can join, we work with a large number of partners and commissioners to create ongoing projects and programmes which include:
Music on the Water is a project in partnership with Asperger’s East Anglia and the Nancy Oldfield Trust where over the summer months we make music on motor boats whilst sailing on the Norfolk Broads!
Our Outreach Service exists for us to be able to work with those that cannot access any of our public facing groups and projects. We currently work with a number of individual’s across the county alongside several groups such as the Ukrainian community supported by Dereham Aid Centre.
Through our In Time, Together programme we work in 13 care homes in Norfolk providing fortnightly group music sessions. Our partnership with Norwich Theatre, ‘A Life in Music’, brings those living with dementia in the community to meet for a two hour session of song-writing and performance at the theatre.
We have worked with Vision Norfolk for many years, working on a regular basis with a group of visually impaired children and young people.
In 2023 we started providing a weekly whole day of activities at Thornage Hall, currently consisting of music making and drama with a focus on making work to be performed at various events and celebrations at Thornage Hall.
We work in many special and mainstream schools, mostly with the provision of music therapy in small groups and 1:1. Some of those schools and trusts have included Parkside School, Bridge Trust Academy, Heart Education Trust, Acorns Preschool, Norwich Primary Academy, Swaffham Primary Academy and Sheringham Community Primary.
We are commissioned by many providers of Alternative Education or therapy centres including Lapwing Education and Earthsea House.
We work with vulnerable prisoners as part of a long term wellbeing project at HMP Norwich.
Our Children’s Health and Wellbeing programme provides regular music making activities both in person and virtually at all of East Anglian Children’s Hospices sites, and at the Rudham Ward at QEH, King’s Lynn.
We have started an exciting pilot project with Headway in King’s Lynn with the ambition of it becoming another ongoing collaboration for 2024.