About
Mac Makes Music (MMM) had been leading an informal partnership of five music education hubs. Senior leaders met monthly, to support and challenge each other to move the needle on inclusion in their hubs. Holly Radford, the MMM lead, wanted to share what they were learning. She approached Anita to research and write a series of in-depth case studies.
Anita and Holly agreed that the case studies would explore all aspects of inclusion. They needed to take perspectives from senior leaders as well as the musicians delivering on the ground, including music educators and community musicians. They were also keen to find ways to make the long-form case studies more appealing.
How I helped
Anita carried out desk research and one-to-one interviews by Zoom. She also spoke with the musicians and asked if they’d be willing to film vlogs on their iPhones. This would involve answering a series of questions about inclusion. Anita provided the questions as well as a briefing note that included tips to help with technical aspects of the filming.
MMM released the videos on social media, alongside the case study documents which were graphic-designed to make them look more appealing and easy to read.
There was time and money left over from the agreed budget, so Anita suggested an additional case study. It focused on a partnership between MMM and Soundabout, a charity for disabled young people.
MMM shared the resulting stories and learning with music education hubs and others working in music education.
You can read some of the case studies here:
Solihull – My inclusion journey – Claire Batty & Toby Smith, Assistant Head & Head of Music Service
Coventry – My inclusion journey – Claire Tyler, Learning & Development Lead
Severn Arts – My inclusion journey – Gareth Hughes, drum tutor and Inclusion Lead
Severn Arts – My inclusion journey – Debbie Fawcett, Director of Learning