Unity, authenticity, joy and wellbeing through music
How we promote good mental health and wellbeing
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We bring people together through music, to build their confidence, provide opportunities for socialising and teamwork and gradually to promote a sense of community, belonging, clarity about what you want to do and that you can just be. Alongside the music, People are free to talk, share their story and express themselves within a safe environment.
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Our aim is to create an environment that promotes and facilitates the following:
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Opportunities for social engagement
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Each person is listened to and respected in a safe environment
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Growing in confidence and social skills – get back into being in a group of people that you may not have had in a long while; you build skills and grow in confidence together in the group
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Reaching people who are isolated, lonely, lacking confidence, anxious and/or depressed. This can affect people at every stage and in every walk of life
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Left unchecked, anxiety/depression can potentially reach a crisis point. We aim to help to prevent people from going into crisis by engaging people before they reach that point
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Holistic approach at the community-level, considering mental, physical, social, and environmental factors
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Equitable support for individuals to access our services
What makes us unique
We adapt to the needs and strengths of all.
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Together, these three elements make us unique:
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We are locally rooted and community-led
We are for all adults, all abilities, any music – everyone has music in common and it makes them feel part of something. At Open Harmony, you can go from a group member to leading the group to if you choose -
Holistic approach
Music supports the whole person – emotionally (wellbeing), socially (confidence and social skills), physically (there are well-documented physical benefits of music), and spiritually (transcendent experience, feeling connectedness and oneness with life, nature, other people) -
Hybrid, flexible service
Our services are delivered online, in person, and both together, to meet the accessibility needs of each person and maximise inclusion











