Posts Tagged ‘music and wellbeing’
PODCAST [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…
Read More[PODCAST] [1] Music for education & wellbeing – guest Anita Collins
In this episode, the first of my new podcast series, I talk to Dr Anita Collins, an educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning, based in Australia. You can listen now below, on Spotify (search for the name), and soon on iTunes. Or read the transcript here. About the…
Read MoreRocksteady Music School – copywriting about the impact of music education for disadvantaged young people
Copywriting for Rocksteady Music School about the benefits of music and the Rocksteady approach to disadvantaged young people.
Read MoreBe healthy, happy, and mentally fit – make music!
We take it as read that playing a musical instrument or singing is good for the brain, the body and the emotions. Great minds such as Plato, William Shakespeare, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Hans Christian Andersen have said as much, not to mention notable musicians as Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Ludwig van Beethoven and (ahem) John…
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