We are very excited to announce opportunities to join us at The OHMI Trust with these two roles:

First is a new role - that of Instrument Development Manager.  Instruments have always been key to the work of OHMI.  If an instrument allows an individual to play what they want to play, when and where they choose, then this is a vital step in participating fully in music-making.  Instruments come from a broad range of sources, and this role will be pivotal in ensuring that the pipeline of development is maximised for the future.  For full details please download the details below.:

Second, there is an opportunity to join the wonderful team of Trustees that currently oversee the work of OHMI.  This is a very important voluntary role at the Trust.  At the current time we are particularly keen to recruit people with financial experience or fundraising knowledge.  For full details please see the details below:

If you have questions about either role please email OHMI's General Manager for more information. 

Please do share these opportunities with your contacts and networks too!

More disabled children than ever are being offered the opportunity to participate in music-making following the extension of the OHMI Music-Makers Whole Class Programme to a further three areas in England. The programme is now being delivered by The OHMI Trust in Central Bedfordshire, Southampton and Liverpool and has been made possible with Arts Council England National Lottery Project funding. Its aim is to offer parity of access to music-making for disabled children in Whole Class music lessons in schools.
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Rachel Wolffsohn, General Manager at The OHMI Trust, explains the process,
 
“The needs of a disabled student are not always apparent so our first step is to uncover and assess individual needs as part of an analysis conducted before lessons begin. We then choose the instrument or equipment to match, as closely as possible, the instrument being taught to the rest of the class. The music service and teacher are then supported to include the child with a physical impairment alongside their peers.
 
“The OHMI Music-Makers programme is well established but lack of funding presents a barrier to wider rollout. We’re delighted that Arts Council England recognises the value of the service and will enable us to deliver our support to disabled young music-makers through Resonate in Liverpool, Southampton Music Hub and Inspiring Music.”
 
Inspiring Music, the music service for Central Bedfordshire Council and lead partner of the Music Hub, applied to be part of the OHMI Music-Makers programme following CPD training facilitated by OHMI last December.
 
Mark Lowe, Music Inclusion Manager at Inspiring Music in Bedfordshire, explains how participating in OHMI Music-Makers is a natural next step for their music service,
 
“We are extremely excited to be working in partnership with OHMI on this project. Once we undertook OHMI’s CPD training, It became instantly clear that OHMI had the experience, skills, understanding and structure to allow us to embed the support required to provide accessible instruments for children and young people who are physically disabled.
 
“We now strongly believe that this partnership, together with our Head Start Whole Class Approach, will allow us to provide more equitable, inclusive and accessible musical opportunities, as the children and young people we engage with can flourish in becoming the musicians they want to become.”
 
More information on OHMI Music-Makers is available at: www.ohmi.org.uk/ohmi-music-makers.html
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