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Instrument development in schools: a portable switch box
We’re now in the final term of the Rhapsody in Ealing/Exchanging Notes project at Belvue School, and things are hotting up. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working with […]
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Guest Blog: Matt Griffiths reflects on We All Make Music
As part of We All Make Music on 9th March we asked the Chief Executive of Youth Music, Matt Griffiths, to carry out a ‘watching brief’ and to share his […]
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Music outside the classroom (Exchanging Notes), part 1: gamelan
During the spring term at Belvue School we have been exploring what music can look and sound like outside the classroom. Young musicians have played in assemblies, made music in […]
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Win two tickets for Noel Gallagher at Wembley for only a fiver
Thanks to our friends at Crosstown Concerts, Drake Music has a Spring prize draw and two auctions for sold out concerts and exclusive music festival access. Up until 10pm on Tuesday 24th April, you can bid for tickets and support Drake Music.
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Further use of iPads in workshops
This blog post forms part of a series of technology-based pieces from the Exchanging Notes project, in which we share resources that have worked well in our accessible music sessions at Belvue School and […]
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Marathon time!
The whole team is behind our Marathon Man Chris Benson as he tackles the London Marathon in order to raise money to support our work. Chris is a partner at […]
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Luke Lundin reflects on his artistic process
Luke Lundin is one of our recent Emergent: A music legacy winners and has been commissioned to write a piece on music and the environment. Hear his thoughts on his […]
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We All Make Music pledges for change
We All Make Music was our flagship inclusive music education event, celebrating three years of Think2020. We brought people together from across the sector to imagine and create the future […]
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Understanding Disability: Part 6 – The Radical Model
Final part of a series looking at how we think about Disability, this post shares new ideas and ways of talking about Disability.
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Honesty and dialog: learning from Exchanging Notes at Belvue School
This reflection was originally written for a presentation I gave at the last annual Exchanging Notes partner’s meeting, hosted by BCU in March this 2018. Over the last few years […]