Thanks to the many donations we have
received from our supporters and friends,
The AMBER Trust now brings music into
the lives of over 150 blind and partially
sighted children like nine-year-old Luke.

Since starting music therapy sessions,
Luke, who is registered blind, has
Aspergers syndrome and suffers from
seizures, is now much more talkative,
socially confident and outward looking.
The therapy also helps him to relax,
and to manage the stress, anger and
worries he experiences in his day-to-day
life. It also helps him to tell people of his
needs and to cope in social situations.

Luke loves to play the clarinet. At first,
due to his poor eyesight and lack of
co-ordination, he found this difficult,
but when he started using music
enlarged by Sibelius computer software,
his clarinet playing improved significantly.
Luke can now produce the right sounds
more consistently and easily.

He writes his own music and give his pieces creative titles. He called one piece ‘Hot Air Balloon’ because the music started on a low note, rose to a high note and then descended again. His teacher felt this was unusually imaginative for a child of Luke’s age.