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Music and Language.
A new study (participants required) and a new Musicians Therapy Group.
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Aug 15


Musicians and Therapy.
A new study (participants required) and a new Musicians Therapy Group.
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Aug 7


The Big 100!
Well, well, we made it. This my 100 th blog for Tonic Music. There were times when I wondered what the hell I was going to write about...
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Jul 29


better joy’s On-Going Journey of Self Expression
Indie-pop solo-project better joy partners up with Tonic Music by raffling a 12” test pressing of their debut EP, while the...
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Jul 25


Music, Brain And Social Prescription.
Continuing on from my recent series of blogs on sound, music, emotions and psychology... I now want to briefly explore my favourite...
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Jul 23


RSM x Tonic Music: Group Therapy for music professionals
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with The Royal Society of Musicians, the first of its kind in the UK, offering group...
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Jul 22


The Power Of Sound.
This week’s blog was inspired by a recent chat in one of the peer groups surrounding the sonic artist, Yuri Suzuki. The discussion was...
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Jul 18


Four Levels Of Musical Regulation, Another Perspective.
Continuing on from last week’s blog where I looked at how music impacts us emotionally. This week explores another theory called the...
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Jul 10


Futures - The next phase
Our Tonic Futures programme is open to all 18 to 25 year olds working and/or studying in music, providing FREE tailored mental health...
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Jul 9


Agents x Managers Programme - Second Phase
Tonic Music and The Christopher Meredith Foundation announce a new round of dates in the second phase of a new mental health support...
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Jul 8


Where Music Takes Us And The Record Reflection Sessions.
This blog is influenced by the recent 'Record Reflection' sessions I am running as part of Tonic Music's 'Never Mind The Stigma'...
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Jul 2


Darwin, Spencer and Mick.
This blog is a side step away from the recent philosophical stuff and will be exploring some ideas about why we make music, starting with...
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Jun 26


Without Music, Life Would Be A Mistake!
Rolling on from the recent excursions into different philosophical views of music. This week brings us to that cheery fellow Nietzsche....
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Jun 18


Victorious Festival 2025
We are excited to be back once again at this year’s Victorious Festival, on Southsea seafront. Our thanks to Victorious Festival for...
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Jun 16


Bishops Waltham Music Festival
We’re returning to the excellent Bishops Waltham Music Festival once again for 2025. We’re pleased to announce that we’ve been invited...
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Jun 16


Lakefest 2025
We are looking forward to taking the Tonic Music Lounge to Lakefest at Eastnor Deer Park for the second year running. We’re back at the...
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Jun 16


A big weekend coming up at Godiva Festival!
We’re thrilled to say that we will be at the upcoming Godiva Festival, giving us the opportunity to take Terry Hall’s piano to his place...
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Jun 16


Back to the Island!
We’re excited to say that we’ll be at the Isle of Wight Festival again this year. After a bit of a hiatus we’re back at the Sky presents...
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Jun 3


Schopenhauer, A Cynical European’s Perspective On Music.
Moving on from the Greek's, let's now look at how the European philosophical crew viewed music. Arthur Schopenhauer was a 19th century...
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May 27


Terry Hall's Piano 'On Tour' - and your chance to play it!
Tonic Music are proud to be able to take Terry Hall's Piano 'On Tour' with the first outing at the Tim Burgess, Merch Market in Manchester.
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May 21
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