Faith In The World WeekFaith in the World 2014: The Healing Power of Music Clips

1. Esma Perkins: “Music has the potential and the ability to reach a person and work with a person’s disability.”

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2. David and Erica Clegg talk about their son Robin: “He doesn’t have any speech but he loves music.”

   Duration: 02:04

3. Heidi Cox: “That was my lowest point and somehow, something, someone spiritually, was making me want to write.”

   Duration: 01:58

4. Phil from Oxford: “It’s always good to have a piece of music you can rely on to pick you up.”

   Duration: 01:46

5. Cathy Ibberson: “We are looking at the children and what emotions music means to them...”

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6. Rev Jackie Bellfield from Warrington: “For me music was where I looked for solace.”

   Duration: 01:55

7. Faye Smith from Sheffield: “I found that music helped me focus on the future and what Gabi had meant to me.”

   Duration: 02:00

8. Richard Parker from Southampton: “something about sound that…goes into the mind and brings a lot of clarity, calmness...”

   Duration: 01:39

9. Brian Gutberlet: “We have some unusual requests – Smoke Gets in Your Eyes at committal.”

   Duration: 02:01

10. Archie: “I just love singing the songs…I’m not a good singer, but I make my little bit of noise.”

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11. Clare from Bedfordshire: “I needed something to show me that life was a good place to be…and that’s when music came along.”

    Duration: 02:00

12. Martin Le Poidevin: “I can just wallow in me making this sound to this wonderful music.”

    Duration: 01:50

13. Sue Aston: “I think life without music would be very difficult.”

    Duration: 02:00

14. Alan Hewitt: “Straight away it changed her, she started to want to listen to our old 60’s music.”

    Duration: 02:01

15. Marcus: “One thing music does for us is we learn communion.”

    Duration: 01:43

16. Karen Gibson: "Teaching people to sing, and hearing their stories has been so eye opening."

    Duration: 02:14

17. Oli Cunningham: “I use my eyes to talk on the computer and my voice to sing … I think of special things.”

    Duration: 01:03

18. Eleanor Tingle: “Music is a tool which has never yet failed.”

    Duration: 01:58

19. Wayne Boden: “I still find it very refreshing to sit down with a record player… real good sounds that make you feel good.”

    Duration: 02:00

20. Miz from Leeds: “It was an exciting thing for me that allowed me to connect with my heritage.”

    Duration: 01:54

21. Margaret Rigby from Stoke: “I honestly believe Neil Diamond gave me the will to live.”

    Duration: 01:59

22. Michaela and Berny: “Music depending on the person’s mood can take them to places they need to go.”

    Duration: 01:56

23. Graham from Basingstoke: “I needed some help, and I got it.”

    Duration: 02:06

24. Sue Bailey-Douglas and Simon Astill: “We translate the song into sign language to make it a visual story.”

    Duration: 01:56