Wales Council of the Blind

The Amber Trust

Description: Providing musical opportunities for blind and partially sighted children, and children with more complex needs, via its Music Awards and Music Services.

Weblink: https://ambertrust.org

Category: Third/voluntary Sector


Services Provided

Amber Music Awards

Amber Music Awards exist to provide financial grants to individual children and young people in support of this vision. Music Award applications are open to all blind and partially sighted children and young people, who may also have other disabilities or special educational needs, until the age of 18. New applications for an Amber Music Award must be made before the young person’s 18th birthday.

Little Amber

Little Amber is Amber’s innovative music service that aims to enable blind or partially sighted babies and young children to engage with music by providing families and professionals with resources and ideas for music-making.

AmberPlus

AmberPlus aims to enable blind or partially sighted children to engage with music by providing families and professionals with resources and ideas for music-making.

Music in Mind

Music in Mind aims to enable blind or partially sighted children with neurodegenerative disease to engage with music by providing families and professionals with resources and ideas for music-making.