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RCD Foundation Music Matters Grants provide blocks of 10 private in-home music therapy sessions for infants, children, and young adults up to age 25 diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Funded by the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation, the program connects eligible patients with Registered Music Therapists who deliver individually tailored sessions at home, drawing on music therapy's evidence-based benefits for speech, motor function, memory, attention, and psychological coping. A Wisconsin pilot extends access to U.S. applicants.
Where in-home music therapy is not feasible, Music Resource Grants offer alternative support such as instruments or recording sessions. Referrals are accepted from qualified medical professionals.
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Music Therapy | Robert Connor Dawes Foundation We offer blocks of 10 private in-home music therapy sessions for infants, children and young adults up to 25 years of age and their families who have been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Upon confirmation of receiving a Music Matters grant, you will be contacted by the RCD Foundation Music Therapy Manager who will source an experienced Registered Music Therapist in your area to provide individually tailored sessions in the comfort of your home. In some cases where music therapy isn’t possible or appropriate, we also have Music Resource Grants available.
Connor’s Music Therapy Experience PATIENT INFORMATION SHEET WISCONSIN MUSIC THERAPY GRANT We are working in partnership with the Australian Music Therapy Association. For more about music therapy visit their website. “Music therapy is a research-based practice and profession in which music is used to actively support people as they strive to improve their health, functioning and wellbeing.
” RCD Foundation Brain Cancer Community and Music Therapy Impact Our in-home music therapy program helps young people with brain cancer find comfort, joy and expression through the power of song. In some cases where music therapy isn’t possible or appropriate, we also have Music Resource Grants available. Beth was just 16 years old and was facing a brain cancer diagnosis.
A steel tongue drum provided solace during her hospital treatment, but once she got home she no longer had access to it. That’s where the RCD Foundation Music Resource Grant stepped in. Now Beth has her very own hapi bell steel tongue drum!
From recording sessions to a musical instrument, we are flexible with the type of services or products our resource grants provide. If you would like to enquire about our grants or submit a grant request, please contact us. music@rcdfoundation.
org | 0406 776 687 Music is more than just fun and relaxing, it can have a profound impact on our brains. Music therapy is the evidence-based use of music to accomplish individualised treatment goals. It can help with learning.
For example, through its use of shared networks in the brain, music can target speech & motor deficits. It can help to improve memory and attention, as well as enhance psychological coping. Music therapy is non-invasive and is motivating, both of which help the heart sing and the brain heal.
Pictured: Pippa, 9, setting the beat with music therapist Sarah Punch. During Connor’s treatment for a brain tumour, he had weekly sessions of music therapy. Music was a high note that played on beyond the hour, filling Connor’s heart, home and family with relaxed happy memories.
It’s this very personal experience that drives us to support other patients and families. Pictured: Connor, chilling with his brother Nick and sister Hannah. THE LAZY SONG BY Bruno Mars Lisa McCune, star of stage & screen is a proud ambassador of the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation and our Music Matters program.
One of our Music Matters Grant recipients, Lulu first received music therapy when she was diagnosed with cancer at eight months old. She started it up again in 2018 when she was eight years old. Music therapy has provided Lulu with a creative outlet, helped her focus, and improved her gross motor skills.
Through her sessions with her licensed music therapist Verena, Lulu has developed a love for singing and performing. Pictured: Lulu, playing ukelele. Your generous donations are helping us fund music therapy for kids with brain cancer, along with critical research and development projects.
Thank you for helping us change the odds for young people, and supporting them in the meantime. More music therapy Stories Celebrating 50 Years of Music Therapy in Australia Music Therapy Resource Grant Spotlight: Beth Music Therapy Spotlight: Charlie We work closely with hospitals and healthcare networks and accept grant requests from qualified community & health professionals.
If you would like to enquire about our Music Matters grants or submit a grant request, please reach out: music@rcdfoundation. org We are powered by many big hearts and brains that volunteer time, money and services. Allowing us to put the majority of donations directly into research, care and development projects.
If you’re interested in making a real difference to children facing brain cancer we’d love to hear from you! Every month or two, we share stories and interesting developments in brain matters. We are a registered charity with DGR 1 status in Australia and 501c3 status in the United States.
This means that donations are tax deductible. The Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation - In memory of Robert Connor Dawes. Supporting brain matters in the areas of Research, Care and Development to change the odds in beating brain cancer, the #1 cancer killer of young Australians and Americans.
We are a registered charity with DGR 1 status in Australia and 501c3 status in the United States. This means that donations are tax deductible. © 2025 ROBERT CONNOR DAWES FOUNDATION
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Infants, children, and young adults up to 25 years old diagnosed with a brain tumor, referred by qualified professionals. Wisconsin pilot program available for U.S. applicants. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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