What we do

We build relationships alongside making music — While young people share that story

Why? Because the worlds most evidenced understanding of human motivation tells us it's a great way to encourage these three basic psychological needs that are essential for people to flourish

AUTONOMY

Feeling in control

COMPETENCE

Feeling good at something

RELATEDNESS

Feeling seen

Musicians support each participant to create whatever music they want to make, how they want to make it, what is captured about their experience and who they want to share it with.

People often feel music is complicated to make. We enable any participant, whatever experience they have, to experience feelings of success creating their music, easily and quickly.

Each person shares a digital story of weekly highlights, inviting positive feedback from the people who matter to them. everyone is part of the process, using the story to reflect connection. This helps the participant feel genuinely ‘seen’.

Our digital stories: A key element of our work

Our use of digital stories improve outcomes for participants by enabling us to mirror and embed those basic psychological needs above. It also means that a selct group around each participant of family and key workers can be involved in every session, witnessing and contributing to its impact. The more engagement we see in each participants digital story from family and those around them, the better the well-being outcomes.

It also means everyone creates their own case study, with the participants voice held genuinely in the centre, and we can employ cutting edge technology to understand our impact on well-being - from conversations, not feedback forms!

"Noise Solution has been used successfully for our most vulnerable children and young people. It has literally been a life saver in more than one case and the only stability factor in many more."

Cambridgeshire Virtual School

How do we know SDT works?

Those three feelings above are basic psychological needs, identified in Self Determination Theory. SDT gives us an evidenced way to transform how individuals see themselves, and the world. As a theory it is co-founded by the worlds most cited psychologist Dr Ryan. SDT has 1.8 million citations in the academic literatures. Hear more detail in this video.

See some examples of it working

Our programmes

We offer a spectrum of support, designed to respond to the needs of the person referred. Individuals can join us at any point in this spectrum, and move across levels.

Our most flexible response. Working at the highest level of need, our musical mentors provide intensive one to one engagement in person or online, using music to develop a strong relationship and build trust.

Our hi intensity phase provides a coordinated engagement phase for those young people who need a fast and regular response. Additionally, we have dedicated case management from our team, to liaise with professionals and families around the participant ensuring that communication and focus on positive outcomes is maintained.

A Hi Level response includes:

Pre-engagement with the Multi Disciplinary Team to ensure everyone is clear on what is needed
32 hours fully flexible 1:1 delivery time with an experienced Noise Solution musician
Dedicated case management keeping everyone in the loop
Planned transition phase into Mid Level programme

Some young people will move on to our Mid level phase, but they can also start at this level, if it’s the most relevant for them with support from our dedicated team.

Twenty hours of delivery; online, face-to-face or a mixture of those, including ten hours studio hire in a local studio.

Our Mid Level programme includes:

1:1 music mentoring sessions with a dedicated Noise Solution musician wherever the participant is most comfortable; home, school, or somewhere else
Commercial recording studio time
Full access to professional music making software
A secure, private digital story feed to share with friends, family, and professionals
Reports after each session sent directly (via email) to professionals involved
The opportunity to undertake an Arts Award qualification, if desired

Over six months, during low level sessions, participants continue to maintain the important relationship with their mentor, on a one to one basis but at a reduced monthly pace.

They are also offered weekly peer-led groups helping them to take control of their own lives, and develop new relationships. Graduates of High or Mid programmes will be eligible for this part of the programme.

Our Low Level programme includes:

Monthly 1:1 sessions with a dedicated Noise Solution musician
Weekly (term time) group sessions with other Noise Solution graduates
Support from our team, identifying next steps and working with participants individually to achieve these

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