Singing Pathways

Ex Cathedra developed an initiative Singing Pathways to bring the therapeutic and well-being benefits of singing to stroke patients, by working weekly at the Stroke Unit of Solihull Hospital. Using specially developed ways of engaging and enabling participants to sing, the sessions enable many stroke patients who are unable to speak, to sing. Some patients also seem to have their speech liberated for a short period after a session. The project has become a very important part of the week on the Stroke Unit for patients and staff, with staff even occasionally changing a diagnosis from participating with and observing the patients during the singing sessions.