And finally

As already stated, Noise Solution is not actually a music organisation. We aren’t trying to create musicians. For us, the act of making music is as important as the end result.

Having said that, music and lyric writing is an excellent way for some people to tell their story. This track was put together by a participant funded under this contract, and is simply beautiful.

Enjoy.

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Not my fault.

I was in my bed thinking but it made no sense. Was I dreaming, was it true or didn't I know? I rubbed my eyes and I pinched myself. And started asking myself questions,

But then hope came and I pushed the bad away, I couldn't believe what happened that day. I got out of bed and told my mom straight away. It took a lot of courage but I did it anyway. I did it because that was all I had left. I knew it was either this or that again. And if I can do it, I know you can too.

So when I told my mom she was so supportive, I had no doubt that she wouldn't be. It definitely took a weight off my shoulder. And then I realised that it wasn't my fault.

But then hope came, and I pushed the bad away. I couldn't believe what happened that day. I got out of bed and told my mum straight away. It took a lot of courage but I did it anyway. I did it because that was all I had left. I knew it was either this or that again, and if I can do it, I know you can too.

So just remember that it wasn't your fault. It was not your fault, it was not your fault.

The following is some feedback from the mother of a participant referred under this contract:

My son [participant] was referred to Noise Solution by the mental health team. [Participant] suffers with autism, Tic/Tourette disorder, selective mutism, severe anxiety, low moods, episodes of self harm etc. [Participant] plays both the guitar and piano and really does get lost In his music so when we were contacted by Noise Solution we were delighted to hear [participant] had been referred to this service for 10 sessions. [Participant] was assigned to a lovely young man called [Musician] and shortly afterwards [participant] had his first session at home.

[Musician] arrived and he and [participant] clicked straight away (this is unheard of with [participant]). After the 1st session [participant] was absolutely buzzing and couldn’t stop talking about it! He couldn’t wait for his next sessions and would eagerly be waiting for [musician] to arrive. As [participant]’s mum I have to help and support him with a great deal of his day to day life including communicating on his behalf when he self mutes, to our astonishment this never once happened with [musician], he made [participant] feel at ease from day one and gave him a confidence we had never before witnessed! Even with the last 4 sessions being away from his home and in a recording studio was no problem, [participant] was happy and confident to attend (one of his biggest trigger points is leaving the safety of his own home) He was absolutely gutted when the sessions came to an end but was blown away by how lucky he was to be given the opportunity to do these sessions and work with a genuinely amazing team of people.

As a family we can not thank [musician] and Simon enough, they went above and beyond to accommodate [participant] and his needs and between them gave [participant] a chance to be himself and succeed without any judgment. Without these guys [participant] wouldn’t of come so far in the last 10 weeks with his mental health, his confidence, his self esteem and his general well-being after a terrible time during lockdowns of completely shutting down and hiding himself away and not talking to anybody. With the thought of his impending transfer to a college he didn’t know where he don’t know anybody hanging over him had sent his anxiety through the roof!

I genuinely have never seen [participant] as happy and relaxed as he was doing these sessions with you, something that we very rarely see with [participant]. [Participant] isn’t one to express his worries or concerns or to even talk freely with many people other then me or his grandparents but during these sessions he was able to talk about college and the worries he was facing and [musician] took time to listen and help [participant] at every opportunity and being done in a music environment [participant] was really relaxed, enabling these conversations to happen. They helped him more than words can explain and for that as a family thank you doesn’t even come close to covering it.

I hope this service is made available to more children and if your child is offered the opportunity grab it with both hands because the difference it made to [participant] has been amazing and I know how they could have such a beneficial impact to another young persons life and that of their families too.