Personalising Learning and the Digital World
The personalised learning approach at the heart of AYM’s successful Furthering Talent programme is giving nearly 500 young people more agency over their musical journeys, increasing continuation and broadening their musical ambitions. We’ll look at how AYM and Charanga’s exciting new partnership will scale-up this approach online for many thousands more young people.
Speakers
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Mark Burke
Charanga
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Neil Phillips
Young Sounds UK
Mark Burke
Charanga
Mark studied at the RCM and was a professional musician for ten years appearing on BBC television and radio, Classic FM and featuring in numerous tours and international performances. In 1997 he retired from rock and co-founded Charanga to develop new ways to support young people’s music learning. Over 100 music services and hubs are now working with Charanga, combining its digital provision, products and services with their own on-the-ground offerings to increase teachers’ confidence and ability to teach music.
Neil Phillips
Young Sounds UK
Neil Phillips is the Connect Programme Director at Young Sounds UK. A former professional rock musician, he retrained as a youth worker and has worked in a range of settings delivering programmes designed to support young people facing barriers, including those in the criminal justice system and young carers.
Neil oversees the Connect programme at Young Sounds UK and leads on the delivery of the Department for Education funded Music Opportunities Pilot, coordinating the work in 22 Music Hub regions and additional partners ABRSM, BBC Orchestras, Music Mark, Music Masters, the National Youth Orchestra, Open Up Music and Liverpool Philharmonic.