Posts Tagged ‘music and wellbeing’
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 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 [32] Reducing prisoner reoffending with music – Carl and Grace of Inhouse Records
Anita Holford talks with musicians Carl aka C. Roots, and Grace from InHouse Records which works inside and outside of prisons with prisoners interested in rehabilitation through music.
Read MorePODCAST [31] From connection to catharsis: the benefits of singing in a choir, with Sam Chaplin from The Choir With No Name
Anita Holford talks with Sam Chaplin, community choir leader for The Choir With No Name, workshop leader, singer-songwriter, jazz trumpeter, pianist, composer and arranger.
Read MorePODCAST [29] How I became X Factor’s vocal coach, with Annabel Williams
Anita Holford talks with Annabel Williams, head vocal coach for X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, about her route into vocal coaching, and about her The Vocal Coach app for singers of all levels wanting to develop their voices, or use singing for fun and wellbeing.
Read MoreEight ways that music can support young people’s wellbeing and learning: in ‘catch up’ and beyond
Anita Holford of Writing Services on why it’s important to do everything we can to support young people to make music.
Read MorePODCAST [24] Trauma-informed practices in community music and music education – with Catherine Birch, York St John University
Anita Holford talks with Catherine Birch from York St John University about trauma-informed practices in community music and music education.
Read MoreMusic for education & wellbeing podcast [7] TRANSCRIPT: How can parents/carers involve children in pre-school music? Liv McClennan, community musician
AH: Hello. It’s Anita here, and welcome to this month’s podcast. In this episode I’m talking with Liv McClennan, who’s co-director of a public interest company called ‘Music for Wellbeing’, and she’s also a community musician. Now there’s a lot I know that you’d be interested to hear from Liv, but this episode is a…
Read MoreSix ways to raise your profile through BBC Music Day (26/9/19) and annual celebration days
BBC Music Day is a UK-wide, annual celebration of the power of music to change lives, with activities going on across the UK and across TV, radio and social media.
Read MoreMusic for education & wellbeing podcast [4] TRANSCRIPT: Simon Glenister, Noise Solution
AH: So hello, it’s Anita here, and welcome to this month’s podcast. In this episode I’m talking with Simon Glenister, who is director of Noise Solution which is a social enterprise based in Bury-St-Edmunds and it provides one-to-one music mentoring programmes using music technology for young people in challenging circumstances. Why I thought you’d be…
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