Making Every Note Count: Excellence, Equity & Access in Music

Making Every Note Count: Excellence, Equity & Access in Music

By HarrisonParrott Foundation

The symposium seeks to build national momentum around access to careers in music, connecting policy, education, industry & young people.

Date and time

Location

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Saint Mary's Square Gateshead NE8 2JR United Kingdom

Agenda

9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Making Every Note Count: Excellence, Equity & Access in Music

9:30 AM - 10:25 AM

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9:45 AM - 10:25 AM

Baroque & A Roll

Nicolas Altstaedt

Breakfast Q & A with International Artist, Nicolas Altstaedt

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM

Welcome to The Glasshouse

Fraser Anderson, CEO - The Glasshouse

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

The Social Value Engine: A Vehicle for Change?

Orchestras Live

Presentation of instrument and explanation that the Symposium itself will have its SROI measured by the SVE for evaluation and accountability.

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Can Research Change the Tune?

Dr. Oliver Morris, UK Music

Cara Liddiard, University of York

Dr. Orian Brook, University of Edinburgh

Jacob Simmons & Dr. Mat Flyn, University of Liverpool

A panel discussion of the latest action research and how this is impacting policy and practice.

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Refreshments

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

From Broadcasting to Self-Casting: Who Shapes a Music Career Today?

Simon Webb, BBC

Shakk Hasmemi

Blue Raincoat Music

Performing Artists TBA!

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Inspiration x Exclusion: Who Gets Left Behind in Music? Youth Panel

Joan Buhalagarha

Sophie Cowell

Georgia May

Louis Wild & Adam Wood

Moderated by Music Mark CEO, Bridget Whyte, Young People associated with the North East Music Hub discuss how they got into music, any access barriers they faced, what their reflections are on Music ...

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Inspiration or Exclusion: Who Gets Left Behind in Music? Educator Panel

Sarah Alexander OBE, NYOGB

Hester Cockcroft, CEO & Mahaliah Edwards, Young Sounds

Jenny Williams, NEMH

Wendy Smith, The Glasshouse

Moderated by Music Mark CEO, Bridget Whyte, we host a discussion around the new generation of music education programmes and building musical communities with purpose.

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Workshop: CHORD Toolkit

Vick Bain

Co-curation of the CHORD (Collaborative Hub for Opportunity, Relationships & Development) Toolkit. The aim is to co-create, with input from symposium delegates, a target list of goals and objectives ...

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Refreshments

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Access x Retention: What attracts talent to a job in music and what makes them

Lydia Connolly

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Panel 1 - See Description.

Makeda McMillan, MD - Small Green Shoots

Melanie Fryer, Producer - BBC

Lucy Scott, Senior Producer - The Glasshouse

Professor Nate Holder

What are the primary barriers to access for young people who'd like a career in the creative arts and what's happening in real time to mitigate these?

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Panel 2 - See Description

Trudy Wright

Carol Reid, Youth Music

Mark Pemberton OBE

Renuka Fernando, CEO - Ed Sheeran Foundation

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Data Capture, Thanks & Invitation to Cocktail Hour

Lissy Kelleher-Clarke, HarrisonParrott Foundation

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Cocktail Hour

Good to know

Highlights

  • 8 hours
  • In person

Highlights

  • 8 hours
  • In person

About this event

Music • Classical

Topics

The Talent Pipeline: From Classroom to Career

Mapping journeys, challenges, and interventions.

Skills Gaps & Changing Needs of the Creative / Music Sector

Bridging education and evolving sector demands across HE, FE, and training.

Excellence Without Exclusion

Holding space for high standards while addressing barriers around class, race, disability, gender, and geography.

Research, Policy & Practice

Data-led decision-making with contributions from MAP, AHRC projects, and HE collaborators.

Wellbeing, Belonging & Retention

How inclusion and psychological safety impact early-career sustainability.

Broadcasting & Amplifying Impact

Role of the BBC and other media partners in visibility, accountability, and sector-wide storytelling to provoke sector-wide change.

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HarrisonParrott Foundation

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Nov 14 · 10:00 AM GMT