My Day with Sheku by Edward, Year 5

My Day with Sheku by Edward, Year 5

Before Sheku arrived, I thought he would help us with weird, different sounds, techniques, and songs on the cello. I was highly nervous, causing me to blush. I had a quivering voice because he is well established, as he played at the Royal Wedding. He won the BBC...
Back at Ashmole in the role of Graduate Ambassador

Back at Ashmole in the role of Graduate Ambassador

On Thursday the 3rd of February I returned to the place where it all began for me and fellow Graduate Ambassadors: Ashmole Primary School. During my visit I had the chance to join in with current Music Masters students, and in the Reception Musicianship class my own...
Raising a glass to the PGCEI class of 2019 and 2020

Raising a glass to the PGCEI class of 2019 and 2020

After January’s Graduation ceremony for our PGCEi students at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall was cancelled, we did what the pandemic has taught us to do best. Get online and get on with championing remarkable music teaching.  And so, minus the caps and gowns, we gathered...
IM IN: The Inclusive Music Index launches!

IM IN: The Inclusive Music Index launches!

We are delighted to launch I’M IN: The Inclusive Music Index! It is a self-analysis diversity & inclusion (D&I) tool which enables organisations working in and with music to evaluate how, where and why D&I is considered within their strategy, structure,...