PODCAST [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.
You can listen now below, or on Spotify (search for the name) and iTunes or your favourite podcast app.
What’s in this episode?
We talk about:
- Neil’s mad dash to get back to the UK from New Zealand before lockdown
- The challenges for inclusion in taking music activities online
- Some of the solutions Awards for Young Musicians, hubs and music teachers have come up with
- Working with hubs to support individual musical interests and preferences
- Thinking differently about learning goals and the pupil/teacher relationship – and how this has been affected by the pandemic
- How teachers and the sector have responded, and how this could affect the future
Links for this episode
AYM Practical progression videos
NYMAZ Facebook Live – online learning & website
About the music for education & wellbeing podcast
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The music for the podcast was created by Otis Hynds, a young person working with Noise Solution.
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