CIC Sounds Like Women to produced a ground-breaking artistic project. Since then, the project has been helping adolescent girls in Swindon who are experiencing emotional and social difficulties. The campaign specifically reaches girls between ages 11 and 16. It combines 20 weekly sessions that support transformational growth through the power of music. The sessions will run from the project’s inception until Easter, providing a structured environment for participants to explore their emotions and develop coping strategies.
Led by music psychotherapist Luiza Moir, the project’s aims originally included enlisting 20 girls. But soon after, Moir surprised many by declaring that the program would now accept twice as many participants, a sign of increasing demand for the cutting-edge program.
The project is intended to foster an environment where young girls feel safe to be as creative and free as they want to be. Per Moir, music is an effective vehicle for social emotional growth.
“Music can teach people how to deal with emotions and how to deal with life.” – Luiza Moir
For Moir, the true magic happens outside of the music sessions — where the life skills students develop through music come to play in the real world. She asserts that the creativity and improvisation built into music can help prepare participants to overcome challenges in a more productive way.
“Music is all about creativity and improvisation, so if you know how to be creative in life, you can then find more solutions to things, even if you feel like you’re stuck.” – Luiza Moir
This effort helps safeguard the girls’ emotional well-being and empowers them to forge relationships with one another. Through music, we’re building trust and camaraderie, developing an incredible sense of family among cohorts. This connection is particularly crucial while they navigate their formative teenage years.
As the project develops, CIC Sounds Like Women wants to expand its impact. They would like to recruit more girls to come in and reap the rewards of this holistic approach to mental and emotional well-being.
