In November 2013, OPUS Music CIC, in partnership with Nottingham Music Hub, was delighted to deliver two days of training for eight musicians exploring the role of the musician in healthcare settings. These two days have been followed up by ten days of mentored practice for two musicians at Nottingham Children’s Hospital. Joe Danks and Dr Angela Kang were the musicians selected for the mentoring programme, supported by OPUS Musicians and trainers Nick Cutts, Richard Kensington and Sarah Matthews. This programme continues until the beginning of March when we will be reflecting on this training process, a new approach for OPUS and a new partnership with a local music service.
The following posts are Angela and Joe’s reflections on the training and mentoring programme so far…
