Posts by Dyfan Owen
PODCAST [37] Music, healing and activism with Ami Gaston of the International Cultural Arts & Healing Sciences Institute
Anita Holford talks with Ami Gaston, who works internationally to promote healing and wellbeing through music and activism. She’s worked with refugees and at-risk children, youth and families through organisations such as the US government and the United Nations. She also has a great story to tell about when she performed for the Dalai Lama.
Read MoreMusic for education & wellbeing podcast [37] TRANSCRIPT: Ami Gaston of the International Cultural Arts and Healing Sciences Institute
AH: Hello, it’s Anita here and welcome to this podcast. In this episode, I’m talking with Ami Gaston who works internationally to promote healing and wellbeing through music and activism. She works with organisations such as the US government, United Nations, the American Psychological Association, and her work has taken her around the world to…
Read MoreUsing social media to grow your reach, relationships and impact – an introduction
Anita Holford of Writing Services shares some advice to help you think about the purpose of social media for your organisation.
Read MorePODCAST [36] Routes into the music industry with Dr Oliver Morris, UK Music; and Serona Elton, University of Miami and the Mechanical Licensing Collective
Anita Holford talks with Serona Elton, from the University of Miami and the Mechanical Licensing Collective; and Dr Oliver Morris, Head of Education and Skills at UK Music. We talk about their routes into the music industry, and the challenges and opportunities for young people – and their families – wanting to understand what roles they could pursue in music.
Read MoreMusic for education & wellbeing podcast [36] TRANSCRIPT: Serona Elton, University of Miami and Oliver Morris, UK Music
AH: Hello, and welcome to the music for education and wellbeing podcast. Today I’m really looking forward to talking to two really interesting people who I will allow to introduce themselves in a little more detail. But for now, welcome Sirona Elton from the University of Miami and the Mechanical Licensing Collective over in the…
Read MorePODCAST [35] How singing and songwriting can help new mums experiencing mental health problems – Penny Osmond, workshop and choir leader
Anita Holford talks with with Penny Osmond, workshop and choir leader, about her singing work with new mums who have perinatal mental health disorders, including the first randomised control research by Professors Rosie Perkins and Daisy Fancourt.
Read MoreMusic for education & wellbeing podcast [35] TRANSCRIPT: Penny Osmond, workshop and choir leader
AH: Hello, it’s Anita here and welcome to the podcast. In this episode, I’m talking with Penny Osmond, who’s a workshop and choir leader based in London and specialising in music with under fives. More recently, she’s been working with mothers who have perinatal, mental health disorders. And she was one of the workshop leaders…
Read MorePODCAST [34] Making music accessible to anyone through music tech instruments – Emma Supica of Artiphon
Anita Holford talks with Emma Supica, Education Co-ordinator for Artiphon, a music tech company that creates new instruments to enable everyone to be creative, with or without prior musical experience.
Read MorePODCAST [33] How Rocksteady Music school created a rock band model for inclusive music education – with Mark Robinson, founder
Anita Holford talks with Mark Robinson, the founder of Rocksteady Music School, which brings in-school rock band lessons to primary schools across the UK.
Read MoreMusic for education & wellbeing podcast [33] TRANSCRIPT: Mark Robinson, founder of Rocksteady Music School
AH: Hello, before we start the podcast, I just wanted to let you know about three short resource-packed online courses that I’ve developed to help you or your team to win hearts and minds for music and grow your reach and impact. If you work in music for education, wellbeing or social impact, you’ll know…
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