End of year school report: the Live Music Now musician’s learning journey
As the school year ends and children take a well-earned break from formal learning for a few weeks, we’re reflecting on the learning journey that some of our musicians have been on over the past year. Our musicians are at the heart of our mission to increase access to high quality music activities for children […]
Live Music Now Awarded AHRC Grant to Expand Music Education in Autism Resource Bases
Musical Connections: Nurturing Musical Cultures in Autism Resource Bases Across the UK through Participatory Action Research We are delighted to have been selected as one of four projects to receive funding from the AHRC Hub for Public Engagement with Music Research, through the University of Southampton’s Centre for Music Education and Social Justice. This grant […]
Live Music Now Awarded National Lottery Funding to Continue Devon Musical Memory Cafés
August 2024 Charlotte Badham performing at Crediton Memory Cafe. Photographer Sophie Dunn. Live Music Now is delighted to announce funding from The National Lottery Awards for All to support our Musical Memory Café programme in Devon. The £20,000 grant, awarded over two years, will enable us to continue bringing high-quality, interactive music sessions to people […]
New Speakers Announced! Unlocking Futures: Live Music Now’s Lullaby Symposium is coming to Cardiff this July
Is collaborative songwriting a missing link in perinatal mental health care systems in the UK? Live Music Now have been delivering Llullaby projects since 2020, with positive outcomes for parents and children.
Bringing out the Sun – Songwriting project with The Params
Over the course of five months, Live Music Now musicians, Duo Furioso, collaborated with residents at The Params, a family-run residential care home in Purley, London, dedicated to supporting people with learning disabilities. Musicians Urška Horvat and Helena Švigelj, both cellists, led regular music workshops with residents aged 56 to 96. Together with support from […]
We’re hiring! Programme Coordinator, Northern Ireland
Join our team! Live Music Now is looking for an experienced Programme Coordinator in Northern Ireland.
We’re Hiring! Project Manager, Wales / Rydyn ni’n cyflogi! Rheolwr Prosiect, Cymru
Join our team! Live Music Now is looking for an experienced project manager and proven fundraiser in Cymru.
Harmony & Healing: Enhancing Mental Health & Wellbeing Through Music at Ashfield Boys’ High School, Belfast
Thanks to funding we received from the National Lottery Young People and Wellbeing Arts Programme, Live Music Now was able to pilot a musical ‘wellbeing club’ with 23 boys aged 11-15 from the Autism Specific Centre at Ashfield Boys’ High School, Belfast.
We’re Hiring! Programme Coordinator (2x Roles)
Join our team! Live Music Now is looking for two Programme Coordinators based in London.
Music in Health Coordinator – 5 days a week (37.5 hours/week) and Music in Education Coordinator – 4 days a week (30 hours/week)
Filkin’s Drift: Celebrating the Welsh Landscape Through Song
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! This month, Live Music Now duo, Filkin’s Drift, commence the national tour of their latest album, ‘Glan’.
Live Music improving mood, calming, and reducing anxiety of People living with Dementia in Northern Ireland
Last year, Live Music Now Northern Ireland launched ‘Music for Dementia’. The pilot project delivered ambient music sessions to enhance mood, encourage engagement, and provide meaningful social interaction for older people living with dementia in Northern Ireland.
Discover the power of music in dementia care – FREE Webinars: April – July 2025
Kickstart the integration of meaningful, person-centred music into care for people living with dementia. Join our four-part webinar series to learn how to incorporate music into dementia care. You will gain practical skills, insights, and confidence to enhance wellbeing in care environments, covering The benefits of using music in dementia care An introduction to the […]
