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We are music

We are music

Music is a universal language and it’s in our DNA

The power of music

We’re fortunate to have some of the best talent in the industry join us in our mission.

We worked with spoken word artist Antony Szmierek to create a special film that captures how powerful music can be. It shows how music can help to reduce isolation and connect us with others.

We showed the film for the first time at the Northern Music Awards along with a special performance from Antony. You can find a subtitled version of the film here.

Music for everyone

Everyone can benefit from the superpower that is music.
By harnessing the expertise of our music therapists and friends, we have created opportunities for you to connect with music in a meaningful way.

Kano and Fraser T Smith attend the O2 Silver Awards 2022, an annual event which raises crucial funds for music therapy.

Fraser T Smith's songwriting tips

One of the UK’s top songwriters reveals the techniques that have brought him Grammys, Ivor Novellos and a string of number ones.

Fraser T Smith is the producer of Stormzy’s Gang Signs & Prayer and co-writer of songs with Kano, Dave, Adele, Sam Smith and a long list of other stars.

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Imagine a life without music

As Britain’s leading music charity, Nordoff and Robbins is steeped in music. By working with it every day, we see up close its extraordinary power.

We’ve all felt music’s potency, how it unlocks feelings and memories and brings us together. It’s a universal language, a mode of communication. Imagine if music alone gave you the power to communicate. Then imagine a life without music. For some of our clients this is their reality. We work to ensure that everyone who could benefit from music therapy does.

Ellie Goulding joins a music therapy session with a client and their family member who are each clapping together.

Musical social activism

To be human is to be musical. Making music allows the voiceless to be heard, quite literally, and amplifies the creativity and potential of every participant.

The benefits to individuals and to society as a whole can be genuinely powerful. Because of this, we see access to music making as a human right, not a luxury. The work we do is a kind of musical social activism. For us, it’s both a privilege and a responsibility.

During music therapy at one of our partner schools, a young person laughs and smiles, as someone holds out a drum to them