Posts Tagged ‘music education hubs’
PODCAST [8] The role of freelancers in the arts and music sector – with Ruth Jones, youth arts specialist
Anita Holford talks with Ruth Jones – a youth arts specialist, trainer, music development manager and bass player – about the role of freelancers in the arts and music sector.
Read MorePODCAST [7] How can parents/ carers involve children in pre-school music? – with Liv McClennan, community musician
In this episode, I’m talking with Liv McLennan, who is a community musician and a specialist in early years / pre-school music. We discuss what parents and carers can do to introduce music to their pre-school child, and share some starting points and ideas for making music with babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers. You can listen…
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 MoreMusic for education & wellbeing podcast [3] TRANSCRIPT: Nick Howdle and Sophie Amstell, Wiltshire Music Connect
AH: Hello, it’s Anita here, and welcome to this month’s podcast. In this episode I’m talking with Nick Howdle and Sophie Amstell from Wiltshire Music Connect which is a music education hub. If you don’t know about music education hubs, or you’re listening from outside of England or the UK, I’ll post some information about…
Read More[PODCAST] [3] Breaking the mould: Wiltshire Music Connect’s community development model for a music education hub
In this episode, I’m talking with Nick Howdle and Sophie Amstell of Wiltshire Music Connect, which is a music education hub. Hubs are partnerships of organisations in England, such as local authorities, schools, voluntary and other organisations who receive government funding to create joined-up music education provision in their local area. They’re required to fulfil…
Read MoreMarketing music lessons – why parents aren’t buying and how to change that -Part 2
Encouraging young people to take up music lessons – and their parents to part with the money – can seem like an uphill battle. This is part 2 of the series, see also Marketing music lessons – why parents aren’t buying and how to change that – part 1. Involve young people and parents The most…
Read MoreMarketing music lessons – why parents aren’t buying and how to change that – part 1 of 2
Encouraging more young people to take up music lessons – and their parents/carers to part with the money – can seem like an uphill battle. Perhaps it feels like something you’re powerless to control. Or maybe you don’t think it’s your role – particularly if you’re a music education hub in England without a peripatetic…
Read MoreThe Leicester-Shire Music & Cultural Trust – communications
We were asked to do some communications work, along with our colleague and friend Marc Jaffrey, for the Leicester-Shire Music and Cultural Trust. The Trust was in its early stage of formation, and its trustees wanted some support to help with their fundraising. The Trust was set up to raise funds to support the work of…
Read MoreBreaking the mould: new models for teaching whole class music in Wiltshire
One of the main elements of the National Plan for Music Education is for Music Education Hubs to ensure all children and young people learn a musical instrument through whole class teaching. A tall order perhaps, when primaries are facing continued budget cuts, a decline in specialist music teachers, and in some cases, greater responsibility…
Read MoreCharanga – copywriting, website development, and vision, mission and values
Charanga creates modern, fun and irresistibly easy-to-use online resources to help teachers to inspire and excite children and young people to learn music in the classroom. Our paths kept crossing through our work in music education, until it seemed obvious we should be working together! We were commissioned initially to help develop the communications strategy…
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