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18 January 2017

Hull teachers get started with Minute of Listening!

It’s January and the Hull’s year as UK City of Culture has finally got underway!  Although I missed the fantastic New Year’s Eve fireworks, I was in Hull a few days later to meet some of the local teachers at one of our Minute of Listening Continuing Professional Development sessions.  They were all keen to […]

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11 January 2017

Join the SaM Summer School for young composers and music creators!

As the SaM Summer School for young composers and creative musicians enters its ninth year, here are my thoughts on some of the students who have passed through its doors over the past decade. Sound and Music’s Summer School for young composers and creative musicians is a unique, intensive residential week for young people aged […]

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14 July 2015

Minute of Listening #3

Have you ever had days at work when you wonder if it’s true you’re actually being paid to do your job?  I’ve been lucky enough to have had this experience whilst working on the new sound pack for Minute of Listening. Minute of Listening is an innovative resource for primary schools created by Sound and […]