Testimonials

“It was wonderful to see Rafael enjoy the Safe and Sound session and to experience it with him. After he adjusted to the new environment, he was content exploring and experimenting with the instruments and sounds. Rafael’s care is often focused on helping him to participate in typical activities with an expected outcome. It was a moving experience to be with him as he created the sounds and interacted freely with the instruments, directing the activity. It gave him a unique kind of freedom and opportunity for expression. Robbie is professional and respectful and it was a pleasure to have him and the session in our home. He was observant of, and sensitive to Rafael’s interests and abilities and we had confidence in his experience. We are looking forward to Rafael’s next session.”

— Chloe Shutterd (Rafael’s Mother)

“I have noticed since Robbie has been visiting that Abanoub has very much enjoyed his performances. Abanoub even makes the effort to perform with Robbie at time. This is very important to us, as we never have performances of this kind come to our home. The concerts are a great opportunity for Abanoub and bring great joy and knowledge to our home.”

— Fahkri Attalla

“We are so blessed to have been part of your very special music experience. The boys had an absolute ball. So many emotions, feelings and reactions were shared. Thanks for the diversity and allowing my boys to be immersed in such a variety of sounds and music. We look forward to seeing you again and sharing more wonderful moments through this beautiful art called music”.

— Enza Dilettoso Alessio and Danilo’s Mother)

“From Robbie’s first Sound Art performance with Jess, she was absolutely connected to thesounds and she had amazing engagement for extended periods. Bringing the Sound Art to Jess was extremely important because she is permanently bedridden and cannot leave our house, so she is totally dependent upon the typically limited variety of activities that can normally be brought to her. Robbie initially began by listening to what we thought might be the right type of sound triggers for Jess’ enjoyment and he then proceeded to improvise with his ‘bag of tricks’, ultimately identifying the types of sounds that Jess enjoyed. In a follow-up session with Jim, Jess was super chilled and relaxed with different types of sounds. It gave us great joy and also excitement to take a back seat as audience members and watch Jess have so much enjoyment and relaxation – her smiles & laughter, together with far less usage of the suction equipment that is normally very regularly required by her, demonstrated to us that with this form of stimulation, there are untold wellbeing benefits waiting to be quantified. It would be interesting to be able to formally/scientifically measure the impacts of this Sound Art on more people suffering from degenerative neurological and other similar groups of diseases in order to come up with different approaches to improving their wellbeing.”

— Earl & Debbie Schonberger (Jess’s parents)

“I would like to thank Robbie and Carolyn for the wonderful musical experience that they provided for my daughter Amber. Amber’s condition means she has decreased vision and mobility, but to see the look of absolute joy and excitement on her face as she composed her own unique “music” with Robbie and Carolyn was priceless. It was a timely reminder for me that some of the most creative experiences in life occur when you stop restricting yourself with what is considered “correct” and let your imagination run free.”

— Jenni Vick (Amber’s Mother)

Testimonials

“It was wonderful to see Rafael enjoy the Safe and Sound session and to experience it with him. After he adjusted to the new environment, he was content exploring and experimenting with the instruments and sounds. Rafael’s care is often focused on helping him to participate in typical activities with an expected outcome. It was a moving experience to be with him as he created the sounds and interacted freely with the instruments, directing the activity. It gave him a unique kind of freedom and opportunity for expression. Robbie is professional and respectful and it was a pleasure to have him and the session in our home. He was observant of, and sensitive to Rafael’s interests and abilities and we had confidence in his experience. We are looking forward to Rafael’s next session.”

— Chloe Shutterd (Rafael’s Mother)

“I have noticed since Robbie has been visiting that Abanoub has very much enjoyed his performances. Abanoub even makes the effort to perform with Robbie at time. This is very important to us, as we never have performances of this kind come to our home. The concerts are a great opportunity for Abanoub and bring great joy and knowledge to our home.”

— Fahkri Attalla

“We are so blessed to have been part of your very special music experience. The boys had an absolute ball. So many emotions, feelings and reactions were shared. Thanks for the diversity and allowing my boys to be immersed in such a variety of sounds and music. We look forward to seeing you again and sharing more wonderful moments through this beautiful art called music”.

— Enza Dilettoso Alessio and Danilo’s Mother)

“From Robbie’s first Sound Art performance with Jess, she was absolutely connected to thesounds and she had amazing engagement for extended periods. Bringing the Sound Art to Jess was extremely important because she is permanently bedridden and cannot leave our house, so she is totally dependent upon the typically limited variety of activities that can normally be brought to her. Robbie initially began by listening to what we thought might be the right type of sound triggers for Jess’ enjoyment and he then proceeded to improvise with his ‘bag of tricks’, ultimately identifying the types of sounds that Jess enjoyed. In a follow-up session with Jim, Jess was super chilled and relaxed with different types of sounds. It gave us great joy and also excitement to take a back seat as audience members and watch Jess have so much enjoyment and relaxation – her smiles & laughter, together with far less usage of the suction equipment that is normally very regularly required by her, demonstrated to us that with this form of stimulation, there are untold wellbeing benefits waiting to be quantified. It would be interesting to be able to formally/scientifically measure the impacts of this Sound Art on more people suffering from degenerative neurological and other similar groups of diseases in order to come up with different approaches to improving their wellbeing.”

— Earl & Debbie Schonberger (Jess’s parents)

“I would like to thank Robbie and Carolyn for the wonderful musical experience that they provided for my daughter Amber. Amber’s condition means she has decreased vision and mobility, but to see the look of absolute joy and excitement on her face as she composed her own unique “music” with Robbie and Carolyn was priceless. It was a timely reminder for me that some of the most creative experiences in life occur when you stop restricting yourself with what is considered “correct” and let your imagination run free.”

— Jenni Vick (Amber’s Mother)