We provide regular term-time music workshops for young refugees, asylum seekers and migrants using guitar, keyboard and percussion to develop existing talents and teach new skills with a focus on performance and composition.
Soundmix makes a direct and lasting impact in terms of emotional wellbeing. The young people have often escaped extremely traumatic circumstances in their home countries. Making music is a creative and therapeutic activity and an enjoyable break from the appointments and assessments asylum seekers and refugees have to attend.
As well as offering some structure to their days, workshops develop better listening and communication skills and improved IT and English language capabilities. Two tutors and an interpreter where necessary are present in all our sessions to ensure the young people get the support they deserve.
Many participants have been supported into schools and music college places, accommodation, and work.
Hafiz: “The class has stopped me being crazy.”
Ahmad: “Music is my medicine.”
Omid: “The letters you wrote as reference made all the difference to the judge. He could see I had been busy doing what I love to do, making music, and he mentioned it as he gave me leave to remain.”
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