Wingbeats 2024

Thursday 21st March 2024, 10am-3pm

Held at The Royal Northern College of Music.

A day of panel presentations, discussions and workshops with invited guests, themed around Songbirds Music UK’s award-winning work at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

RNCM Conference Room AM:

10:00 - Welcome

10:15 - 11:00 - Panel 1: Sound Environments Live Music Project in Paediatric Critical Care, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

“Your song will stay with me forever” - Parent, Paediatric Critical Care

11:15 - 12:00 - Panel 2: Songbirds’ Creative Health Partnerships and Workforce Development

“Truly empowering and incredibly influential” - Nursing student, University of Chester

12:00 - 12:15 - Summary, Q&A, discussion

12:15 - 13:00 – Lunch

 RNCM Brodsky Room PM:

13:00 - 15:00 - Panel 3: Young People’s Voice, Future Leaders and Lived Experience: panel discussion followed by creative consultation workshop

 “There are few moments in life where you know ‘this is it’, this is what I’m meant to be doing, this is where I want to be” - Musician trainee, Youth Music programme

To find out more information and book your place, please contact ros@songbirdsmusic.uk