Portfolio careers or being a 'slashy': Musician-slash-Educator-slash-Songwriter-slash-Producer-slash-Marketing Specialist-slash-Entrepreneur is a way of life for many young people.

You might be a musician, artist or composer, working in education or holding down a main job alongside your artistic career. Or you may be working a 9-5 and progressing in your career by developing a business or side-hustle.

Our panel discussion took place on 25 June 2019 at Tileyard Studios. We talk about balancing your creative career with your ‘day job’, the opportunities for work in music education, how to set up a freelance side-hustle, and how to combine freelance and employee life successfully.

Speakers:

• Daniel Williams - Youth Engagement Director, Youth Music
• Adem Holness - Relationships Manager, Music, Arts Council England/Music Curator, Horniman Museum & Gardens
• Abimaro - Singer/Songwriter/Music Leader
• Max Wheeler - Musician/Producer/Music Leader/Programme Director and Author at Charanga/Consultant
• Andrea De Leon - A&R Manager, Audio Network/Owner of For Nothing Management

The panel was moderated by Remi Harris MBE, Music Consultant and Co-Founder of Young Guns Network.

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In the sixth episode of Youth Music's podcast we talk to people who participated in Exchanging Notes, an innovative four year partnership project between music organisations and schools, funded by Youth Music. Delivery ended in 2018 and our research partner, Birmingham City University, have just completed their report, which is being launched towards the end of May.

We discuss the forthcoming research, grounding it in the experience of the practitioners and researchers involved in delivering the programme of work. Over the course of the podcast, we picked up on the key ingredients for an effective partnership; the impact Exchanging Notes had on young people, practitioners and schools; and recommendations for the future, including some ideas about how best to refresh the Key Stage 3 Music Curriculum.

At a time when a lot of press coverage is focusing on music in schools being under threat, this conversation looks at how new ways of working can engage young people in school-based music making and support their musical, personal and social development.

This episode was hosted by Adam Cookson from Youth Music, and features:

Kim Johnson from Derbyshire County Council, Sam Mumford from Drum Works, Helen Briner from The Warren School in Barking & Dagenham, and Victoria Kinsella from Birmingham City University.

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In the fifth episode of Youth Music’s Podcast we talk to staff from Essex Music Service, the lead partner in the Essex Music Education Hub, about establishing and embedding hip hop and rap tuition across the music service.

We discuss how this came about, how it's being delivered, what we can learn from youth work and community music approaches and what the experience for the schools and young people has been so far. The wide-ranging conversation highlights the role of hip hop in reaching and inspiring young people, its impact on forming personal identities and its effectiveness in supporting language development and expression. We also explore the roots of the culture, its evolution into modern forms of the genre and touch on some of the recent media controversy surrounding drill music.

The episode is hosted by Carol Reid and Daniel Williams from Youth Music, and features:

Charly Richardson, Essex Music Service Lead Officer, with Kenny Baraka and Güneş Güven - Artists, Facilitators and Educators working for Essex Music Services.

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The fourth episode of Youth Music’s Podcast focuses on music and music education through the lens of people who are disabled. We look at some of the progress being made across the sector and discuss what must happen next to quicken the pace of change and think bigger and bolder. We explore bringing the social model of disability to life, representation in the workforce, ‘relationship based recruitment’, innovation and music technology, being more radical, and the interplay between politics, power and privilege.

The episode is hosted by Carol Reid, Programme Director at Youth Music, and features:

John Kelly - National Associate Musician with Drake Music and a self-employed professional touring musician/performing artist using cutting edge music technology including The Kellycaster - “a thing of beauty”.

Siobhan Clough - Violinist studying at the Royal Academy of Music and a member of the FLOW Collective, BSO Resound, Outcry, Orion and London Graduates Orchestra with a passion for facilitating accessible concerts for those with additional needs.

Siggy Patchitt - Head of Bristol Music Trust’s National Centre for Inclusive Excellence and on a mission to modernise the music industry by getting rid of the stuff that’s stopping people from fulfilling their creative and expressive potential.

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The third episode of Youth Music's podcast is a recording of a panel debate from the Music Education & Drama Expo held in Manchester in October 2018.

"Supporting the 21st Century Musician" was hosted by Max Wheeler and features representatives from the main exam boards including Dan Francis (RSL Awards / Rockschool), Marie Bessant (OCR), Dave Lowe (Manor CE Academy York / AQA), Jeffery Hole (Pearson), and Carol Reid from Youth Music.

The discussion explores how to best engage young people working in newer genres of music or using music technology in KS3 & KS4 classrooms and how to use this to boost uptake of GCSE and other qualifications.

Rising star Laura Kindelan plays out the podcast - hear more at LauraKindelan.co.uk

Music & Drama Education Expo 2019
Europe’s largest conference and exhibition for anyone involved in music & drama education, takes place on 6-7 March 2019, hopefully see you there!

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In the second episode of Youth Music's podcast our CEO Matt Griffiths speaks to early years practitioners David "Stickman" Higgins, Nicola Burke and Gail Macleod for a lively discussion about...
The benefits of musical play for opening up creativity;
creating an open, trusted and inclusive environment;
engaging and empowering parents, carers and teachers to feel musically confident;
the pros and cons of early years becoming part of the National Plan for Music Education;
improvisation and "Moonbeam" moments!

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In the first episode of Youth Music's new podcast Carol Reid and Daniel Williams speak to...

• Max Wheeler - Music Producer, Music Leader and project lead for Charanga's VIP Studio Sessions
• Helen Bartlett - Youth Worker on the Hangleton and Knoll project in Brighton
• Eyez - Former participant of Hangleton and Knoll's 'U Studios' project and now an established recording artist

... to explore what music educators can learn from youth work practice, discuss the challenges facing children and young people today, and look at innovative solutions to the so-called "crisis" in music education.

We speak about the long term impact of community projects, debate lyrical content and the controversy around drill music, and hear how music educators can engage with new music genres through initiatives like VIP Studio Sessions.

Finally, we speak to grime artist Eyez to hear how his experiences on 'U Studios' ten years ago informed his current career and approach to music and education, and how he got involved in creating a 'grime opera' with Max!

Massive thanks to Charanga for hosting us.

Podcast Tracklist

1. 'U Studios'
2. 'Community Studes'
3. 'Grown': A Grime Opera (feat. Essex Youth Orchestra, Max Wheeler and Eyez)
4. 'Take You Away' - Eyez

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