Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
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LAPWING CouRT, SELSEY, WEST SuSSEx<br />
A positive note<br />
# 32<br />
“<br />
Theafternoonwasjust<br />
magic– touchingthe<br />
harpwassosoothing<br />
andrelaxing!<br />
– Mrs Broadhead, resident”<br />
AtLapwingCourt,there’snoneedtoharp<br />
onaboutalwayswantingtoplayaninstrument<br />
butnevergettingroundtoit.Thankstoa<br />
localcommunitymusicinitiative,residents<br />
cantrytheirhandwithguidancefrom<br />
professionalmusicians.<br />
ValerieThorncroftseekstopromoteaccessible<br />
piecesofmusicforwellbeing,therapeuticand<br />
educationalpurposes.Fornearlytwentyyears<br />
she’sworkedwithfirstclass,freelancemusicians<br />
totakemusic-ledprojectstoolderpeople<br />
andothergroupsinLondon.NowValeriehas<br />
broughthermusictothesouthcoast.<br />
LapwingCourtwasfirsttreatedtoa<br />
performancelastyearafterestatemanager<br />
KimShackletonwastippedoffaboutthe<br />
initiativebyActioninRuralSussex.“The<br />
residentsgetalotoutofit,”shesays.“They<br />
lovedthesessionbecausetheywereableto<br />
interactwiththeinstrumentandengagewith<br />
Patrizia,theharpist.”<br />
Residents’representative<br />
ReverendDowsonsaid:<br />
‘I’vewaited99yearsto<br />
playtheharpandsee<br />
oneupclose!”<br />
è For more on this<br />
case study email:<br />
inpractice@<br />
hanover.org.uk<br />
Valeriesays:“Whatmakestheinitiative<br />
differentisthataswellasplaying,the<br />
musicianstalkabouttheirinstrumentsand<br />
theirworkinglives,andcommunicatetheir<br />
loveformusic.Musichasthepowertoengage<br />
so-called‘hardtoreach’people;itcanbea<br />
realconversation-starter.”<br />
<strong>Hanover</strong> <strong>Inpractice</strong>