Music for Education & Wellbeing

About Music for Education & Wellbeing

Listen in each month or two to get ideas, inspiration and practical advice from people involved in music education, community music, music therapy and more. Learn how you can break down barriers to music, through communications, advocacy and inclusive practice. These conversations are hosted by Anita Holford at Music Education Works and Writing Services. www.writing-services.co.uk | www.musiceducationworks.org.uk

Publisher

Anita Holford

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Mar 2019

Latest episode

3 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Sept 2026

   Episode 57: [57] Training musicians to teach and make change – with Katrina Damigos, Music Masters

   In this episode, I talk with Katrina Damigos, head of teacher training at Music Masters. Their one-year Musicians of Change PGCEi (level 7) trains musicians ‘committed to transforming music education’, to teach in any setting.

2. 

   8 Jun 2026

   Episode 56: [56] Music, evidence and dementia care – with Nick Denham, Public Health, Hertfordshire

   In this episode, I talk with Nick Denham, who moved from Participation and Inclusion work at Hertfordshire Music Service into Public Health, where he’s now a Senior Knowledge Transfer Facilitator. We discuss Hertfordshire's Power of Music Centre of Excellence – training care staff as music champions for people living with dementia, and what listeners can learn from this work.

3. 

   23 Apr 2026

   Episode 55: PODCAST [55] Musical flourishing through trauma-informed positive education – with Jason Goopy, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia

   In this episode, I talk with Jason Goopy, internationally recognised music educator, lecturer and researcher at Edith Cowan University near Perth in Western Australia. We discuss what happens when music education is shaped by trauma-informed positive education – and what it can teach us about what music education could and should be for.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 5 / 100

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Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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