Transforming lives through the power of music
Waves Music Therapy is a charity (#1194782). Our mission is to provide accessible therapeutic music for children, young people and vulnerable adults facing social, emotional, and mental health challenges.
Through our funded projects across the UK, we help individuals find their voice, build connections, and make waves through the power of music.
Impact Statistics in 2024
1,500+ people with complex needs directly supported through music therapy and music workshops
24,000 people reached via online workshops
Over 90% sessions delivered at no cost to service users, ensuring accessibility
A BBC film of our Rapper in Residence program for Comic Relief
Delivered a workshop at Downing Street to showcase music therapy’s impact
Engage, Express, Empower
The mental health crisis is hitting the most vulnerable in our society—those without a voice, without the means to seek help. A failing system leaves countless children and young people struggling, their needs unheard, their futures uncertain. The urgency is real. Waves Music Therapy steps in where traditional support falls short, using the power of music to connect, heal, and empower. When words fail, music speaks—and we ensure it is heard.
Connect, heal and empower
The mental health crisis is hitting the most vulnerable in our society—those without a voice, without the means to seek help. A failing system leaves countless children and young people struggling, their needs unheard, their futures uncertain. The urgency is real. Waves Music Therapy steps in where traditional support falls short, using the power of music to connect, heal, and empower. When words fail, music speaks—and we ensure it is heard.
Breaking down barriers
Waves Music Therapy has made its charitable mission to create equitable access to mental health support for children, young people and vulnerable adults who otherwise face barriers to accessing appropriate support.
We do this by fundraising and subsidising music therapy provision where it’s needed when it’s needed.
Breaking down barriers
Waves Music Therapy has made its charitable mission to create equitable access to mental health support for children, young people and vulnerable adults who otherwise face barriers to accessing appropriate support.
We do this by fundraising and subsidising music therapy provision where it’s needed when it’s needed.
Meet Riley & Jacob | Red Nose Day 2024
In 2024, Waves Music Therapy’s Rapper in Residence was selected by The BBC to feature in their Comic Relief impact stories. The short film highlights the inspiring journeys of two exceptional students from Littlegreen Academy, Jacob and Riley, showcasing how music has empowered them to find their voices, express themselves with confidence, and share their stories in a powerful way.
Testimonials 2024-2025
The work that you do is invaluable.
I loved it, I felt like I was really heard and listened to.
Music therapy means my child can feel his feelings, and feel them again, making sense of feelings so big they have no words.
Children who once struggled to communicate now express themselves confidently and connect with others in ways we never imagined possible.
Without Waves, I don’t know what we would do – music is the only thing that reaches my son.
We are very grateful for your help as we see what an incredible difference it makes for children like my daughter. It’s not every day that we come across such a supportive network as we have experienced with everyone involved with Waves Music Therapy.
I would do music therapy every day because I feel calmer and happier when I leave because I feel Vicky really listens to me and the instruments help me.
Music Therapy has supported my children where so many services have failed. I wish we had found you much sooner.
