Our Transformative Music Program provides inclusive spaces that promote comprehensive development for children from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds through music education. Around ten years ago, our Comprehensive Cleft Lip and Palate Program (PIFLP) began offering recorder lessons to children with cleft lip and palate (CLP), using music as a form of speech therapy through breathing and blowing exercises. What truly amazed us was the profound impact these classes had on the children’s emotional well-being and cognitive development.
Science has long recognized these benefits. Combined with music’s unique ability to bring people together—across cultures, genders, social classes, ages, economic backgrounds, and beliefs—this inspired us to expand the initiative into a full music program for children and youth, both with and without disabilities.
By learning and playing music together, we foster social integration for children with cleft conditions. Those without cleft conditions also play a key role in sustaining the program financially by paying for lessons in instruments such as violin, viola, flute, and cello.
One of our proudest achievements is the creation of the Alto Mayo Youth Chamber Orchestra, composed of the program’s most advanced students. Through public concerts and performances, these young musicians build confidence, self-esteem, and a strong sense of purpose.
We also share our faith and compassion by bringing the orchestra’s music and companionship to elderly individuals in vulnerable situations, as part of our Comprehensive Senior Citizens Program.
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