THE RHYTHM STUDIO FOUNDATION HOSPITAL WORKSHOPS
The Rhythm Studio Foundation delivers a program of inspirational music workshops for young patients. With weekly visits to the paediatric wards at Chelsea & Westminster and St Mary’s Hospitals, our music tutors bring light, laughter and music to young patients, their siblings and families.
Musical workshops take place over a period of two hours, with musicians visiting individual patients, as well as working with small groups in hospital play spaces. Age appropriate activities include singing, percussion, ukelele and musical games. From a short stay of a few hours to those who are inpatients for weeks on end, we aim to reduce feelings of anxiety and isolation through our tailored, interactive sessions. We foster a community feeling on the wards through the joy of communal music-making, bringing together families in similar circumstances.
Each year our musicians interact with over 1400 patients, siblings and their family members.
We would like to acknowledge The Margaret Killbery Foundation for its continued support of the RSF Hospitals Programme.
“As children become hospitalised they could regress very quickly. They lose interest in their environment, socialising and become non-verbal. The Rhythm Studio Foundation has changed the lives of these patients. I have witnessed smiles, singing and playing along with the musical instruments, Family members are asking when “the music therapy ladies will be coming” in such enthusiastic voices, this lessening the anxiety that families are feeling.”
“The thing I love most about the music workshops is how often it brings children’s and families together. Often, a family may come and have a look at the music happening by the bedside next to them and before you know it, there are two families and two sets of children who may never have met properly, singing and dancing together!”
The Rhythm Studio Foundation - Registered Charity Number 1145472
YOUNG PATIENTS PROGRAMME
The Young Patients Programme supports 6 young patients a year to have weekly online individual music lessons. Referred to us by the paediatric team at St Mary’s Hospital, we provide lessons to young people with long term health conditions, who have limited opportunities to take part in music-making activities.
The young patients programme began as part of our Hospitals’ work, in lieu of our face-to-face visits on the wards. The scheme aimed to support young people with medical conditions who were forced to shield due to Covid-19. Our partners Imperial Health Charity identified patients who would benefit from one-to-one music tuition delivered via zoom.
“For us as a family, Drew being give this wonderful opportunity has been brilliant, a bit of sun on a gloomy situation. He’s looked forward to every lesson and Kaja is an amazing teacher. Online lessons have taken nothing away from the experience, lessons are well structured & Kaja is patient, enthusiastic and brings out the best in Drew.”
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