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​​13 Years and Counting…

Take a look at the ten-year timeline of OHMI, from humble beginnings to where we are today.

OHMI Music-Makers

Music-Makers is OHMI’s teaching support programme. It is aimed particularly at school children and young people but is not actually age-limited.

About OHMI

Helping individuals with physical impairments play the instruments they want to play; at school, home, or in a professional ensemble.
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OHMI Competition

Challenging instrument makers and designers to develop instruments that can be played without the use of one hand or arm.

Supporting OHMI

Funding, donations, fundraising and campaigning all contribute to OHMI’s pioneering work. We’d love you to get involved.

News and Views


​Sharing knowledge to support disabled musicians, their families, teachers and health professionals.

Stories

How we’re enabling physically disabled musicians across the globe to access the adapted instruments and equipment they need.

Instruments

How to hire or purchase suitable musical instruments through our Instrument Hire Scheme and shop.
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Bring the joy of music making to everyone - sign up now to support the Music Makers’ Charter to demand:
  • Greater investment in music making opportunities across all settings 
  • Increased support for disadvantaged individuals and groups striving to access music making 
  • Broader recognition of the powerful benefits of music making
The enormous impact of music to health and well-being is widely recognised, but gaining access to music making opportunities has never been more challenging. The continuing decline of music education in state schools, increasing cuts to community support, plus the cost-of-living crisis have all made it increasingly difficult for people, especially those most disadvantaged, to engage in music making.  
Access to music making brings profound and extensive benefits for participants and wider society. Playing music stimulates nearly every area of the brain, offering tremendous mental and physical health benefits. In therapeutic settings, music can reduce agitation, help the isolated connect with others and even reduce the need for medication in some conditions.

Donate to OHMI

There are so many disabled people who are desperate to play music with their peers. We can help to make that happen – but we can only do that with the wonderful support of our funders and donors.

As our instruments have to be hand-made by experts, they can only be produced in small numbers and are therefore expensive.
Every little really does help.

Contact us

If you have a query or wish to contact us, please use the contact form available here.

You can also write to us: The OHMI Trust, ​29 Woodbourne Road, ​Harborne, Birmingham B17 8BY​

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The OHMI Trust is a registered charity (Registered in England and Wales Charity No. 1143623,  Scotland Charity No. SC052047).
​Registered office: 29 Woodbourne Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8BY