The Amber Trust

Providing musical opportunities for blind and partially sighted children, and children with more complex needs, via its Music Awards and Music Services.

Amber Music Awards

For music lessons, the purchase of instruments, and other funding

Little Amber

Family music service for visually impaired children aged 0-5

AmberPlus

Family music service for visually impaired children with complex needs aged 5-18

With Music in Mind

Family music service for visually impaired children with neurodegenerative disease

Teaching Resources

Amber Sound Touch

A major new online resource for teaching music to a blind child. This superb teaching aid comprises 13 engaging videos complemented with a comprehensive written guide, dealing with important topics such as learning to play by ear, guidelines for appropriate touch in teaching technique, notation, improvising, practice and performance.

Watch the Introduction Webinar with Professor Adam Ockelford

Visit Sound Touch site

In partnership with the Incorporated Society of Musicians

Fundraising Events

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Poppy dazzles at ‘excellent’ Rotary concert in Scotland

Amber’s golden fundraiser Poppy McGhee went more than just the extra mile to support Auchterarder & District Rotary Club’s ‘Evening of Musical Entertainment’ in Scotland last month. Poppy made the 800-mile round trip from her school in Wiltshire to Auchterarder…

Beneficiary Max’s ultimate ice breaker lit up lockdown life

Amber Trust beneficiary Max has cortical visual impairment and cerebral palsy after being starved of oxygen for 24 hours prior to his birth. He has received funding from Amber for a range of guitar, piano and singing lessons over the past five years. He…

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