Who we are  AMBER's Founder
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In 1995, Professor Adam Ockelford, together with a group of parents, friends
and supporters, set up The AMBER Trust in order to help blind and partially
sighted children who had a talent or a love for music.
 In the 1970s, Professor Ockelford trained
as a musician at the Royal Academy before
developing an interest in music for children
with special needs. Since then, Adam has
devoted much of his life to teaching 'musical
savants' - people with exceptional musical
abilities despite their disabilities. Working with
these young people has led him to research
how music makes sense to everyone.
He is now Professor of Music at Roehampton
University and continues to support blind and
partially sighted children and young people
in music-making. Research has shown that music really is of special importance to blind and partially sighted children. For some, learning to play an instrument or sing – or simply being able to go to concerts – can add immeasurably to their lives. Adam Ockelford |
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