Positive Pathways
Event description
Brighter Sound and More Music present a music education and youth arts conference exploring the positive pathways available to young people.
For project managers, programme managers, freelancers, music hub and service leads, music tutors, policy makers and anyone interested in inclusive music activity for children and young people.
Positive Pathways will interrogate different avenues into creative careers for young people, including:
How organisations and individuals can support career progression
Opportunities to break down music making barriers for young people
Practical examples of different models we can adopt
Challenging what makes a ‘successful’ career
There were so many new perspectives for me! A real celebration and exploration of what works, and could work.
Featuring:
A keynote from Roger Wilson (Black Lives in Music) on what we can do as a community to enable progression
“Get A Real Job!” - a live podcast by young leaders discussing creative careers, existing barriers and how we can support progression. With Jeff Thompson (Un-Convention) and more guests to be announced
An interactive workshop with Julia Payne (the hub) on how we can build, support and maintain a healthy and happy workforce. With honest discussions on working conditions, fair pay, wellbeing, and how we can unify our approach
Provocations on being relevant, accessible and inclusive with Lucy Wallace (Brighter Sound), Jo Yee Cheung (Olympias Music Foundation) and Sarah Fisher. How can we enable access to progression routes for young people from all ages and backgrounds in a responsible way?
A musical inclusion presentation and discussion with specialist Phil Mullen. Following his work with 46 music hubs, he'll explore understandings of inclusion and shared areas for development
Live music curated and performed by the Youth Reaching Out Network
Opportunities to meet and connect with other musicians and educators
Positive Pathways is about being bold, challenging ourselves and feeling inspired to make change.
This event will be BSL interpreted.