the songbirds

Specialist help for people living with aphasia and/or apraxia of speech

Serenna is a qualified music therapist, multi-instrumentalist and singer, helping group members to communicate, connect and rehabilitate

through bespoke, high-quality therapeutic group work

When? Sessions are on Wednesday mornings at 10.30-12.00.

They run from 4th November - 16th December 2026

10.30-11.30 therapeutic singing and music-making; 11.30-12.00 - tea and biscuits

Where? Sunningwell Village Hall, OX13 6RD

Parking: Free and a good-sized car park

Cost: £16/session to include refreshments

Musical abilities: None required of participants

Style of music: varied, and designed to appeal to group members

Contact: 01865 818938 | [email protected]

Welcome to our unique sessions offering

communication, confidence and connection through neurologic music therapy

The Songbirds is a small-group music therapy programme for adults with communication needs following neurological injury or illness. Through carefully structured musical activities, it supports speech and communication goals while providing a motivating, enjoyable environment in which to build confidence, reduce isolation, boost connection and enhance wellbeing alongside others who understand.

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Kind words...

“Music therapy with Serenna is the best part of Chris’s week…

..he relaxes and words and sentences stored in his brain over many years come naturally out.

AG, sister of participant living with Wernicke's aphasia and apraxia of speech post-stroke

Serenna Wagner

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR of THIS INNER VOICE MUSIC THERAPY

PhD Candidate | Fellow of the Global Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy® | Professional Classical Singer | Bond Solon Expert Witness | MA (Music Therapy) | MMus (Vocal Studies) | Guest lecturer

Serenna is known for her “deeply compassionate, yet clinically rigorous approach” (LR - Case Manager & Clinical Director). She is currently working towards a Doctorate at the Cambridge Institute of Music Therapy Research.

Serenna specialises in helping people living with aphasia and apraxia of speech. Music and singing are woven into evidence-based methods to help clients with physical, cognitive, social, emotional and psychological difficulties.

“Serenna Wagner is an exceptionally talented music therapist with a vast range of experience to draw upon from a varied and rich career. Her work as a professional singer and singing teacher has enriched her music therapy practice and provides the foundations for her unique and innovative creative interventions. I have been fortunate enough to witness the remarkable growth and change that comes about as a result of her interventions and her warm, empathetic and caring nature that supports her work. Serenna is passionate about her work and I would highly recommend all her services.”

Victoria Kammin, Senior Lecturer, Queen Margaret's University, Edinburgh

At the heart of The Inner Voice Music is a belief that music can unlock potential where words fall short, helping clients and families experience meaningful progress and moments of freedom and joy throughout the rehabilitation process.

The sessions are especially designed for

adults with aphasia and/or apraxia of speech

who are looking for therapies that are therapeutically purposeful, genuinely engaging.

We OFFER high-quality, personalised rehabilitation that supports communication, confidence and participation

Join our gentle, friendly sessions..

the Songbirds

The Songbirds are a specialist small-group music therapy programme designed to help adults with neurological communication needs through carefully structured, clinically informed musical experiences. We support people to communicate more freely, participate more fully and feel more like themselves again.

kind words...

“Your sessions are the highlight of his week.”

Daughter of older adult living with post-stroke aphasia

“We have seen encouraging progress, and we genuinely believe it has made a positive difference”

Partner of lady in middle age, living with post-stroke aphasia and apraxia of speech

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