Since November 2020, Kirsty Ormston has been developing the Music Therapy Service on the Neonatal Unit at University College Hospital, London. Music therapy has helped with interaction, soothing, and bonding, and has provided many families with the confidence to sing with their infant. Music therapy also provides an opportunity for...
You can be part of the world’s first 100,000 person marathon by joining the Virtual Virgin Money London Marathon. This takes place on the same date as the classic run – 3rd October 2021 – but you make your own route, with plenty of incentive from the organisers (including getting...
This year our training courses have been rather different in format, but still full of fantastic ideas and techniques for making music with children who have complex needs. Initially we scheduled two courses, but due to popular demand we added a third. All were delivered online, led by our expert...
It will come as no surprise that our events celebrating our 25th anniversary last year had to be cancelled due to the pandemic, but we are thrilled that two have been rescheduled. The performance of Messiah by The English Concert, directed by our Patron Trevor Pinnock – originally to have...
Music Nomad is a music equipment care company located in the US. Their ‘One for Music‘ programme supports the music community by donating a percentage of Music Nomad’s yearly sales to organisations which use music to transform lives and communities. We’re delighted that they discovered Jessie’s Fund and decided to...
We’re delighted that Maxine Peake presented our Lifeline Appeal, shown on BBC One on Sunday 25th October 2020. This 9 minute programme gives you a glimpse of how we help children to communicate through music, and you can watch it here. You’ll see Caleb, who has his own way of...
This year we took part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge for the first time. Having been promised a ‘matching pot’ of funds, online donations received between 1st and 8th December were doubled, thus raising even more money for our new programme of music therapy for babies on neonatal wards....
This is what Jessie’s cousin Katy (right) and her friend Una look like after running a half marathon at the end of undertaking 40 runs in 50 days! They set themselves a modest target of £300 and were overwhelmed with the support they received for Jessie’s Fund, raising £1,250. Needless...
Our ‘lockdown’ videos, recorded by our musicians in their homes, are aimed at helping children, their families and teachers to make music, wherever they are. 20 – 30 minutes long, and free for you to watch, they offer an opportunity for playing along, listening and moving about. All the pieces...
We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Gear4music, who are supporting our work over the next 12 months. Gear4music is a large, well-known retailer of musical instruments and music equipment, and, like Jessie’s Fund, is based in York. They have customers ranging from beginners to professionals, and sell not only...
