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Pillar 5: Musical Offer

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Image: music speaker by Gung Yoga from Noun Project

Being responsive with Sam Malik

Brighter Sound and More Music. 2021. 4-minute video.

Sam asks us to consider whether our bias on musical teaching gets in the way of young people learning.

Thinking about musical genres with Cath Sewell

Brighter Sound and More Music. 2021. 3-minute video.

Cath about blurring of lines between genres and how the evolution and energy of music can be better represented in music education.

What career advice can music educators give to young creatives? With Elijah

Youth Music. 2022. 15-minute video.

Elijah talks about the jobs of the future in music and culture. He also discusses what young creatives want from music education projects.

Music with young people with social, emotional and mental health difficulties

Dr Phil Mullen and Mac Makes Music. 2021. Free downloadable document. 15 pages

A resource for working musically with children and young people with SEMHD, particularly those excluded from mainstream school.[JJ1] 

Music Mark x Why Music sessions (members only)

Music Mark. Various recordings

A series of Recordings and resources from Music Mark’s online sessions curated by Nate Holder of Why Music, exploring rap, hip hop, blues, steel pan, grime, jazz and much more. Series includes:

  • Agency and Equity in Music Education with Dr. Sarah Gulish
  • Hindustani Music with Pete Yelding
  • Jazz and Cultural Competency with Brandi Waller-Pace
  • Grime, Trap and Pop using Music Technology with Max Wheeler
  • The Roots of Blues Music with Syreeta Neal
  • Trinbagonian Culture and the Steel Pan with Malika Green
  • Electronic Music & Hip Hop with Ethan Hein
  • Music and Islam with Faz Shah
  • Rappin’ the Classroom with Francis Winston

Youth Music quality framework

Youth Music. 2017. Web page and free downloadable documents.

Quality framework designed to help plan for and evaluate quality in a music-making session with children and young people.

IDEA Case Study

Calderdale Music

Embedding IDEA at large-scale performances.

Lancashire Music Service

Developing Engagement with Muslim Communities