The making of a conference…

by Victoria Holmes Almost a year ago, myself and the other Note Weavers were reflecting on our recent events, considering content/engagement and contemplating future events. We decided to connect with AMP (formerly NYMAZ) also based in the North of England, to share our thoughts, discuss ways to engage our audiences and ideas for collaboration. Both

Note Weavers Journey through Musical Storyland

by Sally-Anne Brown Working as consultants on the musical retelling of the Gingerbread Man with the BBC Philharmonic for CBeebies in 2021 was an absolute delight for Zoe, Vic and Sally-Anne. Writing the educational resources for a programme which proved to be very popular was a real privilege and so when Jennifer Redmond of the

Music for Everyone at Lancaster Music Festival

by Sally-Anne Brown, Photo courtesy of Nettlespie Photography at Lancaster Music Festival Last weekend (12th-15th October) it was Lancaster Music Festival – where for 3 days music completely takes over the city centre of Lancaster. It is EVERYWHERE – on the streets, shops, cafes, bars, the canal, in one case on a roof! It is

Endings and New Beginnings

For this blog I wanted to reflect on beginnings and endings of projects. I’ve just come to the end of delivering a music project working with children and young people with additional needs and their families. I’ve been delivering the project on a monthly basis for nearly 2 years. We’ve had a core group of