Introduction
In this episode, I talk with Katrina Damigos, head of teacher training at Music Masters. Their one-year Musicians of Change PGCEi (level 7) trains musicians ‘committed to transforming music education’, to teach in any setting.
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What’s in this episode?
We talk about:
- Katrina’s interest in music’s role in society, and how her struggle to find suitable teacher training led her to help shape Musicians of Change
- what the course involves, from 13 in-person teaching days a year to mentor visits and observations in Music Masters’ flagship schools
- why whole-class teaching in particular leaves musicians feeling overwhelmed and underqualified, and how the course addresses both skills and wellbeing
- what the partnership with Birmingham City University’s education department rather brings to the training
- the financial support on offer, including a subsidised £1,500 fee and fully-funded places for Black and global majority and disabled educators
- Katrina’s message to hub and music service leaders weighing up whether their staff need more training – and why she’d argue they do
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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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