Music for Life®
SEND Children, families, adults with disabilities and learning needs
About the Programme
Sunbeams Music For Life® was the first programme developed by Annie, our Founder and Chief Executive, from which all our other programmes have developed. Music For Life® does not specifically focus on one area of development but rather the overall learning and development of a person and, as with all of our programmes, ultimately aims to '…improve quality of life through the creative freedom of music.'
Sessions use Music as both a therapeutic and educational tool with activities conducive towards improving physical, emotional and mental well-being.
Songs are used as a fun and creative stimulus for response and can assist adults with special needs and disabilities to improve their ability to express, communicate and engage with others around them. Thus, enhancing their interpersonal/social skills development.
In our Sunbeams Music For Life® Projects with children and families, we also place emphasis on improving literacy and numeracy skills through the use of flash cards, special instruments/props and the use of British Sign Language as a visual and communicative tool through song.
Main Aims of Delivery
To encourage participation and engagement
To aid awareness of others, sharing and turn-taking
To interact and socialize with each other through song and improve relationships between each other
To access new pathways of communication where conventional methods prove challenging for the individual
To encourage creativity
To enable self-expression and positive emotional development, especially for those experiencing distressing life circumstances
To increase self-confidence and self-esteem