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Music for education & wellbeing podcast [43] TRANSCRIPT: Erin Johnson-Williams and Caz Creagh from the AHRC Hub for Public Engagement with Music Research

AH: Hello and welcome. In this episode, I’m talking with Erin Johnson-Williams and Caz Creagh from the AHRC hub for public engagement with music research, which is part of the Centre for Music Education and Social Justice at Southampton University. I should point out that AHRC stands for the Arts and Humanities Research Centre. So…

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PODCAST [42] Drumming research with young people and world-famous rock musicians – Professor Marcus Smith, Clem Burke Drumming Project

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Anita Holford talks with Professor Marcus Smith, who is co-founder of the Clem Burke Drumming project, based at Chichester University which is researching the physical, mental and health benefits of drumming. Marcus co-founded the project with Dr Clem Burke, who is the drummer with Blondie; and Professor Steve Draper of Hartpury University. They discuss the research, including the impact of drumming for young people with additional needs including those who are autistic.

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PODCAST [40] Evidencing music education’s impact using local authority & music service data, with James Dickinson, Head of Hull Music Service and hub lead

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Anita Holford talks with James Dickinson, head of Hull Music Service, which is part of the local authority and also lead for the new music education hub covering Hull, East Riding, north and northeast Lincolnshire. They discuss how the music service is partnering with the local authority to use data to explore the impact of music on attainment. They also discuss how the service is using an annual impact report to engage partners, supporters and staff with the bigger picture around their value and impact.

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PODCAST [39] Music, positive youth development, and academic partnerships, with Professor Beatriz Ilari, University of Southern California

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Anita Holford talks with Beatriz Ilari, a Professor at the Centre for Music, Brain and Society at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. They talk about a 10-year study looking at the impact of music and sports programmes for young people; and a short study using an evaluation method and approach to teaching called Positive Youth Development. They also discuss how academic researchers and music educators might connect to work in partnership.

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Music for education & wellbeing podcast [39] TRANSCRIPT: Beatriz Ilari, Center for Music, Brain and Society at the University of Southern California.

AH: In this episode, I’m talking with Beatriz Ilari, who’s a Professor of Music Teaching and Learning at the Center for Music, Brain and Society at the University of Southern California,  in Los Angeles. Beatriz teaches music psychology, the sociology of music and cultural diversity in music teaching. All really fascinating subjects that I know…

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