Music Start DVD

DVD documenting the Music Start Project which ran across the Isle of Wight from Jan 2005 - Mar 2006. Also includes accompanying DVD booklet.

c.2006

1 DVD

Healthy Living Programmes were established and run by Healing Arts, Isle of Wight, with the support of the New Opportunities Fund and the Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Trust. The programme aimed to involve and engage patients in arts activities and creative programmes. No prior experience or arts skills were required to participate. Schemes included:

Music for Healthy Communities was part of the Healthy Living Programme, and consisted of 4 areas:

"Sounds Lively! Choirs": Singing for Health were choirs for all ages and all types of health conditions. The choir was set up in 2002.

"Sound Start": music with babies and "Music Start": music for families, 0-5. A programme introducing music and singing into the everyday creative lives of families from pregnancy to five years.

"Music for Stroke Survivors": A programme for stroke survivors and their carers to enable emotions to be expressed non-verbally through music nd to stimulate physical movement and recovery of speech.

A support group for carers, focusing on relaxation, and offering music, breathing exercises, holistic therapies, and other activities with other carers.