Welcome to
Open Harmony CIC
We promote:
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Connection: strengthening relationships
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Happiness: increased health and wellbeing and
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Purpose: confidence and contribution
through music and the creative arts (e.g. dance, visual arts, drama)
We are inclusive, passionate and strive for excellence
Our Story
As a highly acclaimed provider of Arts in Health services, Open Harmony CIC delivers musical and creative arts sessions to help improve health and wellbeing in the local community.
We are based in Shropshire and cover Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
Open Harmony CIC, created by community musician Laura Atyeo, is all about creating uplifting, transformative and joyful musical and creative arts sessions with those in the local community who will benefit most from the incredible therapeutic effects of live music and the arts.
These sessions are inherently interactive, sensitive to the needs of the client or client groups and flexible in order to enable clients to experience those spontaneous moments of joy and connection that spark newfound confidence and insight. We aim to have a hugely positive impact on the quality of life and wellbeing of everyone we serve.
Contact us today to discuss how we can help you.
Testimonials
"Laura has been doing some great work for us at Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies. She has a unique gift for music and communities and manages to make workshops full of fun and beautiful music! Laura comes fully recommended so book her now!"
"Our first session with Laura was great, the group loved the session and loved Laura, we are going to see what emerges – how exciting."
Richard Mole, Project and Arts in Health Manager, Birmingham Centre for Arts Therapies (BCAT)
Joy Dodd, Project Manager, Maryvale Community Project
"Laura led a lovely session at our Memory Cafe. She was very organised and professional yet made the session fun and engaging keeping all our members, with varying degrees of dementia, interested and happy."
"Laura is an inspirational Leader and enables those around her to follow and reach their potential, always supporting, guiding and encouraging where needed. Her passion for promoting the arts in healthcare make her a great asset to Arts in Health”
Sue Bevington, Manager, Home Instead
Rachel Thompson, Primary Care Transformation Lead, NHS England
“Laura's passion is her great strength and she engages her audience very well to create a warm atmosphere for enjoying music”
"Absolutely lovely listening to and watching others enjoy themselves"
Kate Allan, Arts and Health Practitioner
Choir member
Services
The services offered by Open Harmony provide significant benefits to a wide range of people, including:
Older people
Children and young people
People living with dementia
Carers and family
People with a variety of mental health conditions
People with learning difficulties
Community centres and groups
Nursing and care home staff
Service leaders
NB: This list is not exhaustive, please enquire
Music and creative arts sessions
Live music
Songs
Movement
Spoken word, stories, poems
Song writing
Improvisation
Sessions are inherently interactive, flexible and sensitive to the needs of the individual or group. They are designed to be universally accessible.
At Open Harmony sessions, you can expect:
A warm welcome
A pleasant, relaxing atmosphere
Creation of music / song / art with others
Lots of fun
Content and timings can be very flexible to suit your requirements

Forming and leading choirs
Choirs are a great way to get people together to socialise, make friends and have fun, all the while experiencing the physical, mental and emotional benefits of singing.
Get in touch to arrange a free consultation to discuss your needs.

Arts in Health
Arts in Health is about our clients engaging in the arts (music, movement, visual arts etc) which can promote health and wellbeing and prevent disease.
It includes:
Participatory arts programmes to help improve health and wellbeing e.g. in care homes and community settings
Arts in the healthcare environment e.g. hospitals to help promote faster recovery
Arts on prescription, working alongside conventional therapies, usually to help reduce social isolation and to support people experiencing mental health issues e.g. low mood or anxiety *
Benefits
Increased socialisation
Making friends
Improved communication
Improved mental & physical health
Improved feelings of wellbeing
Strengthened learning and memory

Enhanced Wellbeing Programmes
We are committed to creating a quality experience for our clients over the longer term.
Open Harmony can offer specialised and tailored musical, educational and performance programmes over a number of sessions. Sessions are progressive, identifying and building on existing skills and activities to bring about some or all of the following positive outcomes:
Increased happiness and wellbeing; reduced anxiety and depression
Enhanced confidence and sense of identity through positive social experiences
Improved social integration; reduced social isolation
Expanded skillset and techniques for music-based therapeutic activities
Suitable for
Groups
1:1 for individuals who require additional support
Educational, therapeutic or performance-focussed
Including:
Singing groups / choirs
Song and music composition
Storytelling
Improvisation within a structured framework
Being a key part of achieving or maintaining status as a centre of excellence for care

Serving people with additional needs
We are experienced in working with:
People living with dementia
People experiencing a range of mental health issues e.g. low mood, anxiety
Frail elderly
People who are ill or in recovery
People with physical disabilities
People with learning difficulties
We are committed to ensuring our services are inclusive, accessible and empowering to everyone, regardless of experience or ability

"One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain"