Music in Education

Working with Primary Schools, Music Education Hubs and Nurseries across the North East to enrich their music offer. From one-off projects to weekly sessions.

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Improving emotional resilience, confidence, social skills, agency, learning, musical creativity. Trauma Informed practice and working in tandem with other evidence-based assessment tools, such as Boxall Profile.

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• Music-making Nurture Groups (half hour musical play sessions for up to 6 children across years 3 - 6)

• Whole class ukulele (years 3 & 4)

• Small group, whole class and whole school singing

• Curriculum topic-based music workshops

• Staff CPD​​

Music Nurture Group

Delivered with Music Connects Sunderland/Sunderland Music Hub,

• Music Nurture Group is a weekly 30-minute creative instrumental music session for up to 6 young people in primary schools. Children are identified by the school SENCO as being vulnerable and at risk of poor outcomes due to mental health, behaviour or general lack of confidence. The aim is to provide a calm and nurturing environment where children can build their resilience and agency and develop a sense of belonging.

I also deliver 1-1 vocal tuition for young people in secondary education who need private tuition to build confidence before joining groups.

Hadrian Wall 1900 Festival

Creative performance workshops with 14 Schools across West Hexham

Throughout 2022, a programme of events and activities which celebrates the 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall will be presented by local societies, interest groups, community and arts organisations, creatives, local authorities, visitor attractions, venues and individuals.
 
Working with 14 schools across West Hexham, I worked alongside Sarah Marsden, Performing Arts Teacher at Haydon Bridge High School, where we created a performance piece of dance and drumming, depicting the journey and lives of the Roman Army, performing this with over 200 children at Walltown Crags Country Park.