About us

A quaver (our music note symbol) is often placed at the beginning of a piece of music in its own bar on the musical stave. This is known as a 'leading note' or lead-in (or anacrusis).

Similarly, our note also represents a leading note where the music note leads into or resolves up or down into another note, and often into the tonic (root, tonal centre) or musical 'home'.

Alongside or attached to this, is our heart rate.

Our note (music - the universal, intangible, 'felt') represents that of spirit or soul and of the unspoken heartlines, creativity and Divine or greater that guides and leads, joining into and with our heartbeat (body, pulse, breath, life), our bodies' rhythms, neural connections and interconnections.

We are home when we are connected.

Therefore, heart and soul (or spirit) work as one interconnected, and in connection with others and the world around us, and as part of the greater.

Creativity sparks neural connections and new pathways (creativity mind and body). 

Music 'lights up' and activates all areas of the brain and neural network.

The relationship between music and medicine or healing (and the power of music) in eliciting neurobiological and physiological responses (as well as psychological, social and spiritual) is one that has existed since ancient times across all cultures.

The neurobiology of trauma and our understanding of neuroplasticity indicates our brain's ability to re-wire, enhance existing and create new connections through the presence of patterned, repetitive, regulating, somatosensory activities such as music and creative approaches to care.

Connected, regulating rhythms of care supports our body rhythms to re-set and regulate towards healing, reparation, health, optimal functioning and growth, and prevention of decline.

Creative teams, connected communities and collaborative care is working together in ways that empower, recognise strengths, and which give enrichment of life to others and to communities, when we connect, walk alongside and uplift each other in all ways.

                                              'Where words fail, music speaks' 

                                                                                    (Hans Christian Andersen)

Music is used as one representation of creativity and connection, where endless others exist as part of creativity and interconnection, and as part of our care and service approach.

                    'Music gives a soul to the universe, flight to the imagination, 

                                                       and life to everything'

                                                                                                               (Plato)

Music (creativity and connection) = life (thus Music Life).

Creativity and flow state are ways of supporting connection, and exist through many modalities. 

Creativity exists in many forms, and at the optimal is called 'flow' or peak state. 

This is most accessible when we are calm and relaxed and regulated, and deeply connected in the present moment.

This is also representative of Maslow's humanistic concept of self-actualisation and being all that we truly are and can be (authentic self, growth, self-fulfillment) and towards transcendence, as integrated and underpinned by pivotal and fundamental human needs (basic needs, safety, love, belonging and connection, respect, acknowledgement and self-esteem).

The musical connection of our music note also points towards other learnings such as String Theory acknowledging that all energy and the universe itself is vibration.

And furthermore, to Indigenous wisdom recognising that of planetary resonance (where our planets resonante at specific pitches or notes) and to songlines (Australian Indigenous).

We strive to empower and support people of all ages to achieve their goals, support their needs, promote optimal functioning and holistic wellbeing, and to connect in ways that are meaningful to the person, led by them and which enrich and promote their quality of life and relational connections.

Music Life services are grounded in an evidence-based, person-centred, strengths-based, transdisciplinary, trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, culturally and spiritually sensitive practice framework. 

We are committed to human rights and social justice, and providing services that honour and respect individuals, community and collective care.

We lean-into creativity and connection in all forms in providing safe, inclusive, meaningful care and services, through creative solutions and approaches, which strive to honour, support and respect people and communities in all ways and in all that we do.

Music Life's core values of respect, kindness, compassion, authenticity, integrity, inclusion and acceptance, connection, courage, creativity, holistic care, empowerment and advocacy, and collaboration, guide our heartbeat of supports and services.

Music Life are proud to provide services across the Nations, and provides services across metropolitan and regional areas, as well as remote and very remote communities and on Country. 

We work alongside and collaboratively with individuals, families, schools, communities, service providers, government and non-government organisations to support needs. We proactively seek expert cultural consultation and Elder wisdoms in guiding our practice.

We stand for health equality and are deeply committed to closing the gap in health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families, and communities.