Music for Education & Wellbeing
Anita Holford
Listen in each month or two to get ideas, inspiration and practical advice from people involved in music education, community music, music therapy and more. Learn how you can break down barriers to music, through communications, advocacy and inclusive practice. These conversations are hosted by Anita Holford at Music Education Works and Writing Services. www.writing-services.co.uk | www.musiceducationworks.org.uk
Episodes
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Jun 4, 2020 • 26min
[19] Pandemic mini-series: Sally Cathcart, The Curious Piano Teachers
Sally Cathcart of The Curious Piano Teachers, shares how they’re continuing to provide services and support to piano teachers, and piano teachers to young people, during lockdown.
May 29, 2020 • 30min
[18] Pandemic mini-series: Stuart Birnie, Services for Education Music Service Birmingham
Stuart Birnie of Services for Education Music Service Birmingham, shares how they’re continuing to provide services and support to young people during lockdown.
May 27, 2020 • 23min
[17] Pandemic mini-series: Steph Dickinson, Pie Factory Music
Steph Dickinson, of Pie Factory Music, an East-Kent creative youth charity, shares how they’re continuing to provide services and support to young people during lockdown.
May 25, 2020 • 23min
[16] Pandemic mini-series: Emma Coulthard, Cardiff County & the Vale of Glamorgan Music Service
Emma Coulthard, of Cardiff County and the Vale of Glamorgan Music Service , shares how they’re continuing to provide services and support to young people during lockdown.
May 22, 2020 • 22min
[15] Pandemic mini-series: Neil Phillips, Awards for Young Musicians
Neil Phillips, of Awards for Young Musicians, shares how they’re continuing to provide funding and support to young people and those who teach and mentor them, during lockdown.
May 20, 2020 • 28min
[14] Pandemic mini-series: Helen Murray, Nottingham Music Hub
Helen Murray, of Nottingham Music Hub, shares how they’re continuing to provide support and services to young people during lockdown.
May 15, 2020 • 3min
[13] Pandemic mini-series: Ben O’Sullivan, The Music Works
Ben O’Sullivan of The Music Works, a Gloucestershire-based community music charity shares how they’re continuing to provide support and services to young people during lockdown.
Apr 23, 2020 • 46min
[12] Bev Foster of Room 217, on using music to change the culture of care
In this episode, I’m talking with Bev Foster, Founding Director of Room 217, a Canadian social enterprise that uses music to change the culture of care || Bev started the organisation with her husband Rob, after experiencing first-hand the power of music for her dying father || It now provides music training for care staff as well as research-informed products like conversation cards, music books, and CDs, so that music can become an integral part of the day-to-day life of the home.
Feb 14, 2020 • 25min
[11] Elle Williams, one-to-one music tutor - on working with disabled people and those with additional needs
In this episode, I’m talking with Elle Williams, a classically-trained guitarist who previously worked as a music tutor in mainstream schools, and now specialises solely in one-to-one music lessons with disabled people and those with additional needs || We talk about: the lack of music tutors working one-to-one with disabled people, particularly young people with moderate or profound and multiple disabilities; the tendency for provision in special needs schools to be music therapy or group music-making; and where tutors can find information and guidance to broaden their skills to reach more young people || Elle also shares three helpful tips for fellow music tutors.
Dec 18, 2019 • 37min
[10] Paul McManus, Chief Executive, Music Industries Association, on music education and music industry partnerships
In this episode, I’m talking with Paul McManus, CEO of the Music Industries Association (MIA), the trade body for the musical instrument industry. The MIA work in a number of ways to support music education for all ages, and recently in October 2019, held the first of what will now become an annual conference focused on music education and the music industry working together. The MIA also has a charitable arm called Music for All, which runs initiatives like the Learn to Play day and Make Music Day UK, and gives grants to encourage more people to make music.
