Workshops
“ This was the best morning of the year so far! ”
- Participant (Leighton House Museum, May 2023)
Fuelled by a passion for exploring the power of music to foster connections, ignite creativity, and improve overall well-being, I embarked on a journey to become a workshop leader, through Wigmore Hall's renowned Trainee Music Leader program.
Passionate about blending the harmonies of music and the wholeness of mindful living, I also create workshops specifically exploring the nurturing blend of music, meditation, and creativity. I am currently training to become a certified meditation teacher.
Bespoke experiences...
All workshops are carefully customised to suit the ideas, interests, needs, and objectives of each partner.
Recent workshops and organisations:
Music and mindfulness workshops: participatory sessions exploring musical and mindful tools to support well-being. I have facilitated these in various contexts, such as schools, the Challenging Exclusion Conference 2023, and in the context of addiction recovery for Turning Point UK
Music meditation: an inward meditation journey guided by the sound of live music. For Music at Oxford, Leighton House Museum and Oxford Mindfulness Foundation
"Aria and the Music Box": co-created and co-delivered by Duo Eunoia, premiered with Wigmore Hall. We created this story for schools and young people as a fun and interactive way to learn about the various styles of music that the violin and piano can play, while also celebrating the works of new and lesser-known composers.
Wigmore's Detectives Agency: a fun music workshop celebrating Wigmore Hall's 2023 Festival, exploring the Hall's past through various intriguing items in their Archives
Music & Drawing: drawing and painting to the sound of music, for Leighton House Museum
Themed concerts, song-writing and music-making for people living with dementia: facilitator and composer for Turtle Key Arts, facilitator for Loveday Dementia Care Home, and Wigmore Hall's Music for Life program.
... for all!
Music workshops can be for anyone! I work with general audiences, including museums, schools, music and arts organisations, and corporate events.
Furthermore, a great part of my work is dedicated to working with groups who have specific needs, including people living with dementia, residents in care homes, people in addiction recovery, people experiencing homelessness, families in temporary accommodation, and many others.
"I watch my clients completely enthralled and transported as they listen. Music is such a powerful tool for recovery. One client told me, "I have never heard anything like that, but it touched my soul and I felt completely connected to it". Service Users love these sessions and they take the mindfulness tools they learn on with them in their journeys." - Nicholas Julius - Turning Point Drugs and Alcohol Well-being Service, BOOST Manager
Organisations I have worked with:
Recent relevant training:
Certified Meditation Teacher - 100-hour training (2022/23)
Wigmore Hall Trainee Music Leader (2021-22)
Evolve Music Trainee Music Leader (2021/22)
Kazzum Arts - Trauma-informed Practice (2022)
St. John's Ambulance - First Aid at Work (2022)
MHFA - Mental Health First Aider (2021)
“The music meditation session with Inês was truly one of a kind. As a regular practitioner of meditation via phone apps, I’ve always struggled to slow down thoughts, breathe and bring my attention to the present moment. Inês’s method of combining music and her soothing voice created a perfect ambience for relaxation and mindfulness. As an added bonus, I found myself in this state for long after the session; to be precise, 3 hrs later when I self soothed to fall asleep and enjoyed one of my best nights of a full 8-hour rest after very long.”
- Uttara Narayan (Music Meditation Workshop participant, May 2023)
If you are particularly interested in music meditation, I am also a teacher on Insight Timer, where I share my violin meditation tracks.
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