New Date for Naidex
Further to its announcement of postponement last week, the organiser of leading independent living show Naidex, is pleased to be able to announce the new dates of 9th and 10th November 2020. The event will take place at the same venue the NEC Birmingham and all tickets remain valid. This includes all events co-located with Naidex including Smart Home for Assisted Living, Dementia, Care & Nursing Home, Home Care Expo, Care Tech Live, European Neuro Convention, Medical Imaging Convention, European Oncology Convention and AI&ML Convention.
Further to its announcement of postponement last week, the organiser of leading independent living show Naidex, is pleased to be able to announce the new dates of 9th and 10th November 2020. The event will take place at the same venue the NEC Birmingham and all tickets remain valid. This includes all events co-located with Naidex including Smart Home for Assisted Living, Dementia, Care & Nursing Home, Home Care Expo, Care Tech Live, European Neuro Convention, Medical Imaging Convention, European Oncology Convention and AI&ML Convention.
Changemakers: Hitting the right notes
Click here to read Dr Stephen Hetherington’s interview with the Big Issue!
Click here to read Dr Stephen Hetherington’s interview with the Big Issue!
Nottingham Student on ITV!
Click here to see how a six year old from Top Valley isn't letting a lifelong mobility issue get in the way of his love for music!
Click here to see how a six year old from Top Valley isn't letting a lifelong mobility issue get in the way of his love for music!
New Year, New Challenge!
The Vitality Big Half is back on Sunday 1 March 2020 and we have places if you would like to run and raise money for The OHMI Trust.
The Prudential RideLondon 100 mile challenge is back on the 16th August 2020 and we have one special place if you would like to cycle and raise money for The OHMI Trust.
All monies raised will allow OHMI to enable people with physical disabilities to participate in music-making. If you are interested in running or cycling for OHMI, please email: admin@ohmi.org.uk
The Vitality Big Half is back on Sunday 1 March 2020 and we have places if you would like to run and raise money for The OHMI Trust.
The Prudential RideLondon 100 mile challenge is back on the 16th August 2020 and we have one special place if you would like to cycle and raise money for The OHMI Trust.
All monies raised will allow OHMI to enable people with physical disabilities to participate in music-making. If you are interested in running or cycling for OHMI, please email: admin@ohmi.org.uk
OHMI’s General Manager Raises Money for OHMI
Well done to OHMI’s General Manager, Rachel Wolffsohn for completing the 8.5 mile Great Midlands Fun Run and raising almost £500 for OHMI - her favourite charity, of course!
Well done to OHMI’s General Manager, Rachel Wolffsohn for completing the 8.5 mile Great Midlands Fun Run and raising almost £500 for OHMI - her favourite charity, of course!
The Band of the West Midlands Fire Service - Family Christmas Concert
What better way to get in to the Christmas spirit than with a Family Christmas Concert! At 4pm on Sat 8th Dec the Band of the West Midlands Fire Service band will be joined by the Wulfruna Ladies Choir making sure everybody feels merry and bright! They will also be joined by our very own OHMI musicians! Tickets are £10 and free for all accompanied children 16 and under. To book your tickets click here.
What better way to get in to the Christmas spirit than with a Family Christmas Concert! At 4pm on Sat 8th Dec the Band of the West Midlands Fire Service band will be joined by the Wulfruna Ladies Choir making sure everybody feels merry and bright! They will also be joined by our very own OHMI musicians! Tickets are £10 and free for all accompanied children 16 and under. To book your tickets click here.
The 2018 OHMI Conference & Awards
For a full list of the 2018 OHMI Competition winners, click here.
The 2018 OHMI Conference proved to be a richly informative, often emotional, and hugely entertaining two days, showcasing great musicians, instrument makers, educationalist and others in the fields of disability and music-making. Highlights include performances by Valerie Thomforde, Neill Duncan, John Kelly and the Able Orchestra, and many illuminating talks from leading academics and instrument makers.
As best as we discover, this was the first conference anywhere in the world to deal specifically with music and physical disability. Perhaps because of that, the international representation was exceptional. Several speakers made strong references to the “social model” of disability and many disputed assumptions that disabilities of any kind necessary limit musicianship. Mixing academic research and technological developments with the experiences of teachers, disabled musicians (old and young) and the many fascinating demonstrations proved particularly successful.
With so many words and so much music over the two days, a book full of quotations would hardly be representative, but here are just four as a taster:
“No-one should define the limitations of another, rather we should adjust our world to be welcoming and potentially fulfilling for everyone, not just for the characteristics of a presumed majority” - OHMI Chairman, Dr Stephen Hetherington.
"A person with a disability has just as much music in them as someone without a disability" - Neill Duncan
“Instruments are made for people, people should not be made to fit instruments” - Inga Petry
“Disability has nothing to do with ability at all, it’s all about opportunity and potential” - John Kelly
For a full list of the 2018 OHMI Competition winners, click here.
The 2018 OHMI Conference proved to be a richly informative, often emotional, and hugely entertaining two days, showcasing great musicians, instrument makers, educationalist and others in the fields of disability and music-making. Highlights include performances by Valerie Thomforde, Neill Duncan, John Kelly and the Able Orchestra, and many illuminating talks from leading academics and instrument makers.
As best as we discover, this was the first conference anywhere in the world to deal specifically with music and physical disability. Perhaps because of that, the international representation was exceptional. Several speakers made strong references to the “social model” of disability and many disputed assumptions that disabilities of any kind necessary limit musicianship. Mixing academic research and technological developments with the experiences of teachers, disabled musicians (old and young) and the many fascinating demonstrations proved particularly successful.
With so many words and so much music over the two days, a book full of quotations would hardly be representative, but here are just four as a taster:
“No-one should define the limitations of another, rather we should adjust our world to be welcoming and potentially fulfilling for everyone, not just for the characteristics of a presumed majority” - OHMI Chairman, Dr Stephen Hetherington.
"A person with a disability has just as much music in them as someone without a disability" - Neill Duncan
“Instruments are made for people, people should not be made to fit instruments” - Inga Petry
“Disability has nothing to do with ability at all, it’s all about opportunity and potential” - John Kelly
Music & Drama Expo returns to Manchester
Europe’s leading conference for music and drama education will be returning to Manchester on 11 October at a bigger and better venue – Old Trafford’s Manchester Suite!
The event offers free-to-attend CPD seminars and workshops, with sessions on supporting students with additional needs in the music classroom, improving the quality of music provision across hubs and schools, and practical workshops from ABRSM, Trinity College London, and Teaching Artists from Disney’s Aladdin.
You’ll also have the chance to connect with suppliers and browse hundreds of the latest education resources on the exhibition floor, with stands from more than 60 leading performing arts organisations.
Europe’s leading conference for music and drama education will be returning to Manchester on 11 October at a bigger and better venue – Old Trafford’s Manchester Suite!
The event offers free-to-attend CPD seminars and workshops, with sessions on supporting students with additional needs in the music classroom, improving the quality of music provision across hubs and schools, and practical workshops from ABRSM, Trinity College London, and Teaching Artists from Disney’s Aladdin.
You’ll also have the chance to connect with suppliers and browse hundreds of the latest education resources on the exhibition floor, with stands from more than 60 leading performing arts organisations.
European Doctor's Orchestra in Aid of OHMI
Musicians from all over Europe, all of whom are doctors, will come together under the direction of conductor Simon Wright in a concert at Warwick Arts Centre on June 3rd. The EDO have generously offered the net proceeds from the event as a donation to the OHMI Trust. Thank You, EDO!
Their programme will feature OHMI Ambassador Nicholas McCarthy (famously, the first one-handed pianist to graduate from the Royal College of Music) performing the Ravel Concerto for Left Hand, and saxophonist and finalist of the BBC Young Musicians 2016, Jess Gillam, performing a transcription of Marcello’s Oboe concerto. Nicholas has also kindly agreed to tell us his personal story at the concert. For more information click here.
Musicians from all over Europe, all of whom are doctors, will come together under the direction of conductor Simon Wright in a concert at Warwick Arts Centre on June 3rd. The EDO have generously offered the net proceeds from the event as a donation to the OHMI Trust. Thank You, EDO!
Their programme will feature OHMI Ambassador Nicholas McCarthy (famously, the first one-handed pianist to graduate from the Royal College of Music) performing the Ravel Concerto for Left Hand, and saxophonist and finalist of the BBC Young Musicians 2016, Jess Gillam, performing a transcription of Marcello’s Oboe concerto. Nicholas has also kindly agreed to tell us his personal story at the concert. For more information click here.
OHMI is a Finalist in the 2018 Music Teachers Awards!
OHMI Music Makers is a finalist in the category of the Best SEND Resource in the 2018 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence! The winners will be announced on 22nd February 2018 at an event in London, hosted by Classic FM.
OHMI Music Makers is a finalist in the category of the Best SEND Resource in the 2018 Music Teacher Awards for Excellence! The winners will be announced on 22nd February 2018 at an event in London, hosted by Classic FM.
