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About MusicSpace
The MusicSpace Trust is a registered charity founded in 1989.It provides music therapy for children and adults in their own communities. The Trust currently has four active branches, Bristol, Nottingham, Hampshire and London.
The trust has four main roles:
- It provides music therapy for children and adults with wide ranging health care needs.
- It seeks to extend the benefits of music therapy to a wider range of the community through developing a UK wide network of community based centres.
- It provides training for aspiring music therapists and workshops for carers and other health professionals.
- It seeks to investigate and supervise research projects on the effectiveness and the processes of music therapy.
At Bristol MusicSpace we work with people with a wide range of problems and disabilities including:-
- autistic spectrum disorders
- cerebral palsy or other physical disabilities
- communication problems
- dementia
- emotional and behavioural problems
- learning disabilities
- mental health problems
- neurological problems
- sensory impairments
- terminal illness
At Bristol MusicSpace we have three well equipped music therapy rooms, one of which is accessible for wheel chair users. If apropriate it is possible for carers to observe sessions by video link or through a one way mirror.
President:-
Dr. Jeffrey Tate
Local Patrons:-
Trevor Fry, Peter Gabriel, Sir George Martin,
Allan Schiller, Andy Sheppard.
Director of The MusicSpace Trust
Dr Leslie Bunt