Hi, I'm Carol, a musician, performer, educator, podcaster and researcher based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, working across the North East of England. 

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I have a passion for sharing my love of music, through delivery, mentoring and training and I strongly believe that we can nurture relationships, support development and find ways to heal through music and musical play.

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I am the founder of Treble Time music classes and YouTube channel for babies, pre-schoolers and their grownups, supporting the emotional and social development of young children. 

 

I have a Masters in Community Music research at York St John University, for which I researched the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community musicians working in the North East.  You can find my research paper and the accompanying podcast on this site.

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Having worked extensively at Sage Gateshead across their Learning and Participation Programme, as Project Musician and Programme Leader for their CoMusica, Early Years, Loud & Clear Foster and Adoptive Families and Young People's Programmes, I am now a freelance musician working with babies, the elderly and all ages in between, with families with care experience, domestic abuse recovery, SEND and autism. I have devised training in working with families with care experience, autism and inclusive practice. 

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I am an Associate Artist with Blue Cabin, and work with We Make Culture, with care experienced children, and families recovering from domestic abuse. I have developed my trauma informed approach through working with The Great North Children's Hospital, North East Autism Society, Children North East, Durham, Gateshead and Newcastle Fostering and Adoption Services, and Music Services (HUBS) across the North East. You can find out more about some of these organisations on my Past Projects and Partnerships page.​

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I am currently on the Board of Directors with Sound Sense and am a Trustee for MERYC England (Music Educators and Researchers of Young Children).

 

I was a vocalist and percussion player with Bridie Jackson and The Arbour, a four-piece contemporary folk/acoustic band based in Newcastle, gaining critical acclaim with BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Music, and playing Glastonbury Festival.​

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As a festival compere with Cambridge Folk Festival, I co-compere The Den Stage, supporting emerging artists and bands, and have worked on smaller festivals including Maddy Prior's Stepping Stones Festival in Cumbria.

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I have been involved in the performing arts since starting dance classes at the age of 5 years old, performing, teaching, writing, and singing, and playing percussion in various bands across the North East of England, performing across the UK and Europe. I gained a BA (Hons) in Dance at Northumbria University.​​​​​​​​

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If you have read this far, I thank you for taking the time to read. This is only part of my journey and I'm looking forward to seeing where my passion for sharing the joy of music-making takes me. I hope you enjoy browsing my website. It's a work in progress!

 

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