Essentially cinema and music is about drama and theatricality not much unlike fashion, its collaborations should applauded, not just seen as commercial value.
The beautiful and talented young violin maestro Nicola Benedetti talks to t5m about her first encounter with music therapy.
The talented violinist, who was BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2004, has been playing since she was four!
She explains that she’s hugely aware of the power that music can have, with her own audiences and also in a therapeutic context.
‘Being a classical musician, and being very aware of the impact of music on the audience, and what actually happens, to all of us’. The work done by music therapy charity Nordorff Robbins has a personal resonance for her.
Benedetti remembers her first encounter with the idea of music being used in therapy. Learning about it at music school (Benedetti attended the Yehudi Menuhin School for young musicians), she remembers it ‘really hitting everyone and just being a really significant moment’.
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