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Impact and Insights

We are proud of the impact of our work across numerous different settings and always endeavour to embody our values (share, dare, deepen, listen and care) in our work. Read on to find out more about how our services and funded projects are positively impacting on the lives of our wide range of service users.

Celebrating Dementia Awareness Month with Chiltern Music Therapy

Celebrating Dementia Awareness Month with Chiltern Music Therapy

Throughout Dementia Awareness Month, we’re proud to continue offering music therapy and music-based activities that support people living with dementia and those around them.

Chiltern Music Therapy and Red Balloon Aylesbury receive £12,000 at Angels’ Den 2026

Chiltern Music Therapy and Red Balloon Aylesbury receive £12,000 at Angels’ Den 2026

The funding will support our partnership to provide music therapy at Red Balloon Educational Trust Centre in Aylesbury.

Could Online Music Therapy Work For You?

Could Online Music Therapy Work For You?

For many people, accessing therapy isn’t always straightforward. Travel, busy schedules, health needs, caring responsibilities, location and simply finding the right time and space can all make it harder to access the support you need.

Inclusive Music Therapy Group Launches in Chesham

Inclusive Music Therapy Group Launches in Chesham

Chiltern Music Therapy is delighted to introduce Chesham Beats. A new weekly music therapy group designed for people with learning disabilities, autism and additional needs.

Community Voices 2026 Celebrated a Successful Afternoon of Music

Community Voices 2026 Celebrated a Successful Afternoon of Music

This July, we were delighted to welcome lots of our community group members, families, carers, supporters and members of our local community to our annual Community Voices event at The White Hill Centre in Chesham.

Waterside Singers: Bringing People Together Through Song

Waterside Singers: Bringing People Together Through Song

Waterside Singers is a relaxed community singing group in Aylesbury, bringing adults together through music, conversation and connection.

Bringing Joy to Communities: What Your Support Made Possible

Bringing Joy to Communities: What Your Support Made Possible

See how our Christmas campaign is already making an impact, from new community groups to supporting children in crisis through music therapy.

Reflecting on Learner Feedback from Our Learning Space

Reflecting on Learner Feedback from Our Learning Space

Six months on from launching our Learning Space, we reflect on learner feedback and what it’s telling us about how the courses are being used in practice.

Jamming Group Launching in Chesham

Jamming Group Launching in Chesham

Chiltern Music Therapy is starting a new music therapy jamming group in Chesham, supporting mental health through music, creativity and connection.

Social Prescribing Day 2026

Social Prescribing Day 2026

March 26th is Social Prescribing Day, and we're focusing on the role which social prescribing plays in connecting people to our services, building relationships which strengthen the transformative impact and accessibility of music therapy.

You Don’t Need to Be Musical to Use Music in SEND Settings

You Don’t Need to Be Musical to Use Music in SEND Settings

A reflection on why connection, responsiveness and playfulness matter more than musical talent in SEND settings.

Christmas Office Closure

Christmas Office Closure

Christmas Office Closure

 Insights Group Impact Report: 2022-2024

Insights Group Impact Report: 2022-2024

We are delighted to share with you the Chiltern Insights Group Impact Report 2022-2024! This report highlights the important journey of the Chiltern Insights Group since its launch nearly two years ago.

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Co-Educational Special School in South London Service Report

Co-Educational Special School in South London Service Report

Read on for more information about the work our Music Therapist Laura has carried out at a co-educational special school in South London this year.

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Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® pilot at Moor Green Outpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® pilot at Moor Green Outpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Our Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® pilot service on Moor Green Outpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Moseley Hall Hospital ran for three 10-week treatment cycles from 2023-2024.

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 Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® service at Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU)

Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® service at Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU)

Review the highlights from a 12 week extension Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® service at Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU) in Spring 2024.

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Secondary School Service in Leicestershire

Secondary School Service in Leicestershire

Find out more about the work our Music Therapist Sabina has carried out at a mainstream secondary school in Leicestershire over the past two and half years.

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Monday Morning Music - Oxford Community Services

Monday Morning Music - Oxford Community Services

Learn more about the inspiring success of the Monday Morning Music Group, a music therapy initiative by Chiltern Music Therapy at Oxford Community Support Services day centre, designed to support adults with varied needs through personalised musical engagement.

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Neurologic Music Therapy Service at Royal Bucks Hospital

Neurologic Music Therapy Service at Royal Bucks Hospital

Find out about the impact of our 2 year Neurologic Music Therapy™ (NMT) service on the neurorehab unit at The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital.

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Our 2021-22 Impact Report

Our 2021-22 Impact Report

We are delighted to share our 2021-22 Impact Report

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'Sing To Beat Parkinson’s' Neurologic Music Therapy Group

'Sing To Beat Parkinson’s' Neurologic Music Therapy Group

In 2022 we ran a very successful singing group for people with Parkinson’s disease in Bath, kindly funded by Sing To Beat Parkinson’s, using Neurologic Music Therapy techniques.

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Music Therapy at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Music Therapy at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Chiltern ran a successful Music Therapy Service in the paediatric wards and neonatal units at St Mary’s Hospital and Queen Charlotte and Chelsea Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare London, generously jointly funded by the Hummingbird Charitable Trust and Imperial Health Charity.

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Using Music Tech in Neurologic Music Therapy

Using Music Tech in Neurologic Music Therapy

We used the MindHarp app in our neurologic music therapy sessions at Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital in Aylesbury and the results were very positive.

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Digital Aphasia Music Group

Digital Aphasia Music Group

Our digital aphasia music groups launched in November 2020 in partnership with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and funded by Biffa. The groups aimed to enable stroke survivors and patients with communication difficulties to continue meeting other people in their community and attend a weekly social event during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Advancing Healthcare Awards 2022 Winners

Advancing Healthcare Awards 2022 Winners

We are delighted that our Duet Portal won an Advancing Healthcare Award

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Use Your Voice: Aphasia

Use Your Voice: Aphasia

We are passionate about empowering others to "use their voice" - whether this be musically, functionally and/or metaphorically.

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We are part of an exciting research study

We are part of an exciting research study

We are part of the Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly Care (MIDDEL) research study

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Using music with children with SEN

Using music with children with SEN

Our Music Therapist, Emma shares the benefits of using music with SEN

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Developing our training

Developing our training

Sharing our knowledge and expertise is a key value here at Chiltern Music Therapy. One of the ways in which we embody this is through the trainings we offer for other Music Therapists and community musicians. This year, we are expanding and diversifying our training in order to widen our reach within and also outside our profession.

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Why music in care homes is so important

Why music in care homes is so important

Music and music therapy in care homes is so important, find out why

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Wellbeing at Chiltern

Wellbeing at Chiltern

1 in 6 people experience mental health problems in the workplace - that’s over 14%. Over the past two years, we have worked hard to create a collaborative and caring operational system which is inclusive, regardless of personal circumstances.

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Identity disclosure in therapeutic relationships

Identity disclosure in therapeutic relationships

This Pride month, we want to look into the benefits and risks of identity disclosure in therapeutic relationships

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Maternal Mental Heath

Maternal Mental Heath

Birth trauma can have a significant impact on those giving birth and their families. For Maternal Mental Health Day, we wanted to highlight some of the ways that music can help to promote wellbeing during labour and birth

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Disability Day of Mourning

Disability Day of Mourning

Today, 1st March is Disability Day of Mourning.

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