Nordoff & Robbins Summer School 2026

Caring with Music: This one-day short course will offer an introduction to interactive music-making in care settings, aiming to equip you with practical skills to bring music into your approach to care. Using techniques and tips from specially trained Nordoff Robbins music therapists – combined with your own expertise – you’ll explore how to effectively use music with the people you support.

Introduction to Music Therapy: This two-day short course will offer a thorough introduction to the broad and fascinating field of music therapy, in particular the Nordoff Robbins approach. It will be a lively and active event full of music-making, discussion and sharing of points of view in a mutually supportive environment. You will have a chance to learn about the history of music therapy approaches, the theories and supporting evidence for the work, examine detailed case studies, and explore practical music-making through experiential workshop activities.