Raising awareness about music therapy and providing greater access to its benefits is a key focus of Music Therapy Week 2024, running from 10 to 15 April throughout New Zealand. Members of the CeleBRation Choir in Auckland The theme of Music Therapy .
Voices raised in support of music therapy
Trustees cut the cake at last. Photos, Neil Shepherd.
A singalong was part of the launch.
A trust that was set up in 2018 has waited a long time for its official launch, which was held last month, on February 26.
The Kahikatea Music Therapy and Community Arts Trust’s main project is Sing Up Rodney therapeutic singing groups, held in Orewa and Warkworth. The singing sessions assist people with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s or stroke by improving breathing and vocal strength and, for people with dementia, connecting favourite tunes with memories. The sessions are also a social outlet.