Music
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News: Music for the NHS
News | 11 May 2020 |Cultural groups across Northern Ireland have come together to pay tribute to frontline workers in a series of online musical performances. Churchill Fellow Brian...
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Blog: Music is magic for people with a learning disability
On 15 April, 200 musicians with a learning disability will perform a spectacular, life-changing concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They will be supported by a...
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Harnessing the power of singing and its impact on learning
Richard Jeffries, a choral conductor and music educator from Derbyshire, travelled to Finland, Canada and the USA to study the impact of choral singing on educational...
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Music Education and Performance for People with Learning Disabilities
David Stanley, a charity director from Essex, travelled to the USA to study approaches to music education for people with learning disabilities. He will use his findings...
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News: Churchill Fellow wins prize for community music
Composer and Churchill Fellow Mark Lawrence has won the 2018 Lady Groves Award for 'outstanding contribution to music in the community’. It was presented to him...
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Brazilian Carnival Arts and their communities
Sam Ward-Hardy, a workshop facilitator and musician from Crook, County Durham, travelled to Brazil to research Brazilian carnival arts and their communities.
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Music & mental health: Eva Okwonga's Story
Eva Okwonga travelled to the USA in 2016 to explore peer-led music projects for people with mental health issues.
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Exploring the cultural cigar box guitar movement in the U.S.A
George Parfitt, a contemporary luthier from Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, travelled to the USA to explore the cultural movement around upcycling cigar boxes and other...
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Music - Fellows' Story Collection
Read more about some of our Fellows' achievements in music.
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Oud Making in Turkey: historical musical instrument construction techniques
Jonathan Hill is an instrument maker and teacher from Redhill who travelled to Turkey to explore historical techniques for the construction of ouds.
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Study best practice teaching in ukulele building schools in USA
Pete Howlett, a ukulele maker from Talysarn, travelled to meet with individuals who are either running ukulele-making courses or have taught courses and seek out best...
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Music in Australian Primary Schools: Lessons for English primary education
Anna Williams is a music teacher from London. Anna travelled to Australia to explore best practice in teaching music to primary schoolchildren.
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Music and wellbeing in Older Adults, East to West
Jane Bentley is a creative arts coordinator from Glasgow. She travelled to Japan, South Korea and Malaysia to examine the ways music is being used to enhance the well...
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UK Guitar Foundation: an online network and resource for teachers
Helen Sanderson, a classical guitarist from Winchester, travelled to Germany and the USA to visit leading guitar foundations. Her aim is to establish an online UK...