Impact and News | Chiltern Music Therapy

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

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

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

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

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

Christmas Office Closure

Thank You for Bringing Joy to Communities This Christmas

Thank you to everyone who helped bring comfort, connection and joy to communities through music this Christmas.

Helping Bring Joy to Communities This Christmas

This Christmas, help us cover the hidden costs of our Community Groups and bring the joy of music to everyone who needs it.

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Chiltern Becomes a Recognised NAPA Supplier

Becoming a NAPA-recognised supplier helps us make music therapy and practical music-based resources more accessible to care homes.

Our 2024-2025 Annual Report

We are delighted to share our 2024-2025 Annual Report

Chiltern Cares: Digital Music Therapy

A look back at our Chiltern Cares: Digital campaign

What Music Can Do When Words Are Lost

For many people living with dementia, music can be a bridge - rhythm, repetition, and familiar songs can bring comfort and connection. In this article we explore the therapeutic potential of music in dementia care.

School Voices - Our Music Therapy Services in Education

We offer half day and full day services within a range of educational settings, providing a mixture of one-to-one sessions, group music therapy or community music sessions. Click through to see a recent overview of our services in education settings.

Impact of Music Therapy in Mainstream Primary Schools

Chiltern supports children and young people with a range of needs including learning disabilities, mental health, social or behavioural difficulties. Our music therapy sessions are tailored to the child or young person to help meet their needs and reach their goals.

Trafford Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU)

This 3-month Neurologic Music Therapy pilot service at the Intermediate Neuro Rehab Unit (INRU) at Trafford Hospital was charitably funded by the Trust and ran for 1 day a week from May 2022 - July 2022. The data collected demonstrates that Neurologic Music Therapy increases patient engagement in rehab, helps achieve rehab goals, and works well in collaboration with the existing therapies and interventions at INRU.

Special School Music Therapy service outcomes

Chiltern provides Music Therapy in individual and group sessions in a number of special schools in England, developing transferable skills for learning, developing social skills and supporting positive mental health.

Houghton Regis Singing Café

The Houghton Regis Singing Café is a weekly singing group focussed on the wellbeing of older adults who are isolated and those who have a diagnosis of early-mid stages of dementia. Participants are referred into the group by Social Prescribing Link Workers.

Duet Portal

Identifying a need for more robust, systematic evaluation of these digital services and to assess the effectiveness of different types of music therapy provision, a comparative, qualitative study aimed to compare and explore the effects of remote digital music therapy, in-person therapy and multimodal combined music therapy delivery.

Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit - Neurologic Music Therapy pilot

In March 2021 Chiltern Music Therapy completed a 12 month pilot Neurologic Music Therapy service with Buckinghamshire Neuro Rehab Unit at Amersham Hospital. The pilot, co-funded by Heart of Bucks and Chiltern Music Therapy, took place in a very challenging time but still reports positive results despite the additional obstacles.