What’s On

At the North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre, we offer music therapy sessions, workshops, and events across North Yorkshire, focusing on enhancing wellbeing and personal growth.

Our services are available in both community settings, clinical settings, and at our welcoming Music Therapy Centre at The Byre, Hovingham.

Every Wednesday:

Refreshments: 10:30am

Music: 11:00am – 12:00pm

The North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre

The Byre, Wath Court,

Hovingham,

YO62 4NN

Sunshine Singers

Dementia Friendly Singing Group

Music is a powerful tool to stimulate parts of the brain linked to our emotional and autobiographical memory. In these sessions the facilitator will sing and play familiar songs encouraging participants to join in and share memories and emotions.

Community Groups & Music Therapy Hubs

At The North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre, we have proudly delivered a wide range of community groups and music therapy hubs across Yorkshire, creating accessible opportunities for people to connect, express themselves, and improve their wellbeing through music. Our programmes have included Music for Wellness, Life in Tune, Steps Singers, Singing for the Brain, and Beat It, each designed to support the unique needs of different communities. Through these initiatives, we have worked with individuals experiencing mental health challenges, dementia, eating disorders, and other health and wellbeing concerns, helping to foster confidence, social connection, emotional expression, and a greater sense of belonging.

To find out about the groups and community projects we are currently running, please keep an eye on our website and social media channels for the latest updates. Below, you can explore a selection of posters from some of the events, groups, and initiatives we have delivered across the region over the years.

A wooden xylophone with labeled keys, a wooden mallet, three painted sticks, and other percussion instruments on a wooden surface.
  • A poster for North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre Sunshine Singers, a dementia-friendly singing group. It features images of elderly people singing and playing maracas, with details about the sessions on Wednesdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, and contact information.

    Sunshine Singers

  • Event flyer for 'Singing for the Brain' at North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre, featuring images of people singing and playing guitar, with event details and contact information.

    Singing For The Brain

  • Flyer for North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre advertising music therapy sessions for mental health and wellbeing, with images of musical instruments including a drum and percussion instruments, at Kirkbymoorside Library in York, featuring contact information and a QR code.

    Music For Wellness

  • Flyer for North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre's program 'Life in Tune' promoting music therapy to support eating disorders and wellbeing, with images of musical instruments including a guitar and keyboard, and text about booking individual sessions.

    Life In Tune

  • Flyer for North Yorkshire Music Therapy Centre's singalong group 'Steps Singers' with a photo of a man playing guitar and a circular inset of colorful songbooks and musical instruments. The event is Fridays 10:30am-11:30am at Next Steps Cafe, 7 Church Street, Norton, YO17 9HP. Contact information provided at the bottom.

    Steps Singers