Phoenix Song: a project designed by and for Trans and Non-Binary people living in the South West of England
Phoenix Song is a project designed by and for Trans and Non-Binary people living in the South West of England. The project, established in late 2019, provides a therapeutic community space to support the exploration of voice as a Trans or Non-Binary person.
The group is supported by three committee members, all from the Trans and Non-Binary community. Activities in the group include a regular choir, an annual music therapy voice work group, song writing and attendance at LGBTQ+ events (including Trans Pride South West).
Founded by Francis Myerscough (they/them), Phoenix Song grew from the desire to build a community based around authentic voice and music, with a focus on the work supporting Trans and Non-Binary people.
“I’d been thinking for some time that I wanted some of my music therapy work to be with other people in the Trans and Non-Binary community but I’d not yet identified how I wanted to do that… or what the music therapy needed to look like in order for it to be a good fit for people.” However, it wasn’t until Trans Pride South West (TPSW) 2019, that the idea really began to take shape.