[Music] you
okay I want to try this we’re gonna
okay I want to try this we’re gonna split you into four groups I’m gonna
split you into four groups I’m gonna
split you into four groups I’m gonna invite you to follow me okay so we’re
invite you to follow me okay so we’re
invite you to follow me okay so we’re gonna have this agree I’m gonna freak
gonna have this agree I’m gonna freak
gonna have this agree I’m gonna freak the cameras out now cuz I’m going to cut
the cameras out now cuz I’m going to cut
the cameras out now cuz I’m going to cut off the the red spot this group here
off the the red spot this group here
off the the red spot this group here okay so what’s quite important so this
okay so what’s quite important so this
okay so what’s quite important so this group here brilliant yeah
[Applause]
[Applause] okay you ready
[Applause]
[Applause] you stop you ready I’m coming
you stop you ready I’m coming
you stop you ready I’m coming [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] finish now 2 1 X and give yourselves a
finish now 2 1 X and give yourselves a
finish now 2 1 X and give yourselves a clap ok well how do you feel now we’ll
clap ok well how do you feel now we’ll
clap ok well how do you feel now we’ll do this place hey we do this through a
do this place hey we do this through a
do this place hey we do this through a show of hands if you feel exactly the
show of hands if you feel exactly the
show of hands if you feel exactly the same as you did when you came into the
same as you did when you came into the
same as you did when you came into the collection this morning you’ll go like
collection this morning you’ll go like
collection this morning you’ll go like that
that
that if you feel on top of the world you
if you feel on top of the world you
if you feel on top of the world you could take anyone on we’re up here and
could take anyone on we’re up here and
could take anyone on we’re up here and if the only thing that’s stopping you
if the only thing that’s stopping you
if the only thing that’s stopping you from getting out of this building now on
from getting out of this building now on
from getting out of this building now on your neighbours you don’t disturb them
your neighbours you don’t disturb them
your neighbours you don’t disturb them you down here so 1 2 3 how do you feel
you down here so 1 2 3 how do you feel
you down here so 1 2 3 how do you feel awesome awesome says it’s fair to say we
awesome awesome says it’s fair to say we
awesome awesome says it’s fair to say we all absolute fault something and even
all absolute fault something and even
all absolute fault something and even those who maybe chose not to join in
those who maybe chose not to join in
those who maybe chose not to join in which is okay Klee invited you you had a
which is okay Klee invited you you had a
which is okay Klee invited you you had a choice maybe we’re sitting watching
choice maybe we’re sitting watching
choice maybe we’re sitting watching everyone else they’ll feel something
everyone else they’ll feel something
everyone else they’ll feel something probably smugness or something like that
probably smugness or something like that
probably smugness or something like that another question who here will could see
another question who here will could see
another question who here will could see themselves as a musician yeah ok
themselves as a musician yeah ok
themselves as a musician yeah ok so if we could if we agree that our
so if we could if we agree that our
so if we could if we agree that our hands our instruments or voices our
hands our instruments or voices our
hands our instruments or voices our instruments we were just creating a
instruments we were just creating a
instruments we were just creating a piece of music there as a whole group as
piece of music there as a whole group as
piece of music there as a whole group as an ensemble I was conducting you as a
an ensemble I was conducting you as a
an ensemble I was conducting you as a conductor
conductor
conductor he stops dynamics that works you
he stops dynamics that works you
he stops dynamics that works you technically were all musicians but for
technically were all musicians but for
technically were all musicians but for me the important thing is that you felt
me the important thing is that you felt
me the important thing is that you felt something now then what if we could save
something now then what if we could save
something now then what if we could save money for the NHS what if we could
money for the NHS what if we could
money for the NHS what if we could reduce street crime or any crime what if
reduce street crime or any crime what if
reduce street crime or any crime what if we could slow down the process of
we could slow down the process of
we could slow down the process of dementia increase and speed up the
dementia increase and speed up the
dementia increase and speed up the process of healing what we could extend
process of healing what we could extend
process of healing what we could extend life and race standard in schools what
life and race standard in schools what
life and race standard in schools what we can and we are and we’re doing that
we can and we are and we’re doing that
we can and we are and we’re doing that through music more precisely we’re doing
through music more precisely we’re doing
through music more precisely we’re doing that through community music now I say
that through community music now I say
that through community music now I say the notion of community music and not
the notion of community music and not
the notion of community music and not music education not music therapy
music education not music therapy
music education not music therapy learning an instrument because it’s more
learning an instrument because it’s more
learning an instrument because it’s more than that is more than learning a
than that is more than learning a
than that is more than learning a technique and a skill it’s more than
technique and a skill it’s more than
technique and a skill it’s more than translating a sheet of paper or making a
translating a sheet of paper or making a
translating a sheet of paper or making a sound out of an instrument so what is
sound out of an instrument so what is
sound out of an instrument so what is community music music with people that
community music music with people that
community music music with people that work Center and when you think of or if
work Center and when you think of or if
work Center and when you think of or if you think of the communities and the
you think of the communities and the
you think of the communities and the number of communities we could be
number of communities we could be
number of communities we could be working with and think of the number
working with and think of the number
working with and think of the number differs Andris it’s not surprising that
differs Andris it’s not surprising that
differs Andris it’s not surprising that it’s actually quite hard to make a
it’s actually quite hard to make a
it’s actually quite hard to make a single definition of it
single definition of it
single definition of it in fact the wonderful Katherine Dean who
in fact the wonderful Katherine Dean who
in fact the wonderful Katherine Dean who for many years was the director of sound
for many years was the director of sound
for many years was the director of sound sense the UK’s leading community music
sense the UK’s leading community music
sense the UK’s leading community music organization once said it’s not about
organization once said it’s not about
organization once said it’s not about creating or having a definition it’s
creating or having a definition it’s
creating or having a definition it’s more about a three-part test one
more about a three-part test one
more about a three-part test one Community Music is about working with a
Community Music is about working with a
Community Music is about working with a professional musician any music genre
professional musician any music genre
professional musician any music genre now I’d say community musics about
now I’d say community musics about
now I’d say community musics about working with a deluxe professional
working with a deluxe professional
working with a deluxe professional musician and I say Deluxe because it’s
musician and I say Deluxe because it’s
musician and I say Deluxe because it’s not just a musician who can play and
not just a musician who can play and
not just a musician who can play and perform but is a musician who can listen
perform but is a musician who can listen
perform but is a musician who can listen you can collaborate who can reflect
you can collaborate who can reflect
you can collaborate who can reflect who’s flexible and will collaborate with
who’s flexible and will collaborate with
who’s flexible and will collaborate with the group of people to make a
the group of people to make a
the group of people to make a participatory piece of music to
participatory piece of music to
participatory piece of music to community music is about inclusion and
community music is about inclusion and
community music is about inclusion and it is the practice of diversity where
it is the practice of diversity where
it is the practice of diversity where there shouldn’t be any barriers whether
there shouldn’t be any barriers whether
there shouldn’t be any barriers whether that’s physical emotional or economical
that’s physical emotional or economical
that’s physical emotional or economical and everybody can take part and three
and everybody can take part and three
and everybody can take part and three community music can happen in any
community music can happen in any
community music can happen in any community and it must reflect the
community and it must reflect the
community and it must reflect the context of which is happening the
context of which is happening the
context of which is happening the context of the place you just created a
context of the place you just created a
context of the place you just created a piece of community music so for me
piece of community music so for me
piece of community music so for me community music is an absolute brilliant
community music is an absolute brilliant
community music is an absolute brilliant tool and it’s more than just music
tool and it’s more than just music
tool and it’s more than just music making it’s concerned with the other
making it’s concerned with the other
making it’s concerned with the other elements of life be that social
elements of life be that social
elements of life be that social emotional be that psychological that
emotional be that psychological that
emotional be that psychological that need that geographical it’s the
need that geographical it’s the
need that geographical it’s the principle of facilitating a group in
principle of facilitating a group in
principle of facilitating a group in collaboration agreeing a process feeling
collaboration agreeing a process feeling
collaboration agreeing a process feeling ownership and collaborating together
ownership and collaborating together
ownership and collaborating together it’s an inclusive practice or as per
it’s an inclusive practice or as per
it’s an inclusive practice or as per fish professor Lee Higgins from the
fish professor Lee Higgins from the
fish professor Lee Higgins from the International Center for community music
International Center for community music
International Center for community music at Saint John’s University York would
at Saint John’s University York would
at Saint John’s University York would say it’s an act of hospitality and for
say it’s an act of hospitality and for
say it’s an act of hospitality and for me a facilitator within the sector it’s
me a facilitator within the sector it’s
me a facilitator within the sector it’s really important for me to value and to
really important for me to value and to
really important for me to value and to acknowledge why a person wants to take
acknowledge why a person wants to take
acknowledge why a person wants to take part and what they want to get out of it
part and what they want to get out of it
part and what they want to get out of it why now why here and why with these
why now why here and why with these
why now why here and why with these people
people
people and if I can get those three elements
and if I can get those three elements
and if I can get those three elements right then we can embark on a inclusive
right then we can embark on a inclusive
right then we can embark on a inclusive creative journey which values or
creative journey which values or
creative journey which values or everybody’s contributions it creates
everybody’s contributions it creates
everybody’s contributions it creates equality empowerment and added to the
equality empowerment and added to the
equality empowerment and added to the adage that I really believe that
adage that I really believe that
adage that I really believe that anything is possible and everything is
anything is possible and everything is
anything is possible and everything is achievable it’s a win-win situation
achievable it’s a win-win situation
achievable it’s a win-win situation where every party stands to gain so let
where every party stands to gain so let
where every party stands to gain so let me give you some examples of this in
me give you some examples of this in
me give you some examples of this in practice a few years ago the Grantham a
practice a few years ago the Grantham a
practice a few years ago the Grantham a Grantham local paper had a headline
Grantham local paper had a headline
Grantham local paper had a headline which basically said youth crime had
which basically said youth crime had
which basically said youth crime had been reduced by 80 percent it went on to
been reduced by 80 percent it went on to
been reduced by 80 percent it went on to describe a project the soundings have
describe a project the soundings have
describe a project the soundings have been working on over the summer with
been working on over the summer with
been working on over the summer with young people now fair enough if we have
young people now fair enough if we have
young people now fair enough if we have a project on young people come to it and
a project on young people come to it and
a project on young people come to it and they’re not there to because instruction
they’re not there to because instruction
they’re not there to because instruction that’s fine and it’d be fine if it was
that’s fine and it’d be fine if it was
that’s fine and it’d be fine if it was only for one day but the project went on
only for one day but the project went on
only for one day but the project went on all summer and young people voluntarily
all summer and young people voluntarily
all summer and young people voluntarily kept coming back they were engaged in
kept coming back they were engaged in
kept coming back they were engaged in music and indeed the crime rate went
music and indeed the crime rate went
music and indeed the crime rate went down in the town – a couple of weeks ago
down in the town – a couple of weeks ago
down in the town – a couple of weeks ago we ran a adult vocal workshop as part of
we ran a adult vocal workshop as part of
we ran a adult vocal workshop as part of the British Council world Voice project
the British Council world Voice project
the British Council world Voice project that’s been happening we’re and the
that’s been happening we’re and the
that’s been happening we’re and the workshop in a county council building
workshop in a county council building
workshop in a county council building mile cross mile cross used to be an old
mile cross mile cross used to be an old
mile cross mile cross used to be an old maternity hospital way back way and
maternity hospital way back way and
maternity hospital way back way and after they had the baby the the woman
after they had the baby the the woman
after they had the baby the the woman had to convalesce and couldn’t have any
had to convalesce and couldn’t have any
had to convalesce and couldn’t have any visitors and one of the participants
visitors and one of the participants
visitors and one of the participants vividly remembers being held up at the
vividly remembers being held up at the
vividly remembers being held up at the window to wave at mum and her newborn
window to wave at mum and her newborn
window to wave at mum and her newborn sibling that day a song was created a
sibling that day a song was created a
sibling that day a song was created a wonderful heartfelt song would create
wonderful heartfelt song would create
wonderful heartfelt song would create the actual day was about sharing with
the actual day was about sharing with
the actual day was about sharing with our visiting singers from Ethiopia and
our visiting singers from Ethiopia and
our visiting singers from Ethiopia and Jordan who were in the county and
Jordan who were in the county and
Jordan who were in the county and working with a UK facilitator about
working with a UK facilitator about
working with a UK facilitator about choir repertoire extensions at
choir repertoire extensions at
choir repertoire extensions at songwriting but the UK facilitator
songwriting but the UK facilitator
songwriting but the UK facilitator embraced the context of which she was
embraced the context of which she was
embraced the context of which she was working and the memories of the
working and the memories of the
working and the memories of the participant to make it a truly mental
participant to make it a truly mental
participant to make it a truly mental experience three a young man in
experience three a young man in
experience three a young man in residential care haven’t spoken for 12
residential care haven’t spoken for 12
residential care haven’t spoken for 12 months no he hadn’t yes he had 12 months
months no he hadn’t yes he had 12 months
months no he hadn’t yes he had 12 months I keep thinking that 112 years ago
I keep thinking that 112 years ago
I keep thinking that 112 years ago that’s a long time not to speak Haddon’s
that’s a long time not to speak Haddon’s
that’s a long time not to speak Haddon’s hadn’t spoken for 12 months six weeks
hadn’t spoken for 12 months six weeks
hadn’t spoken for 12 months six weeks and to having his music sessions he was
and to having his music sessions he was
and to having his music sessions he was talking to our facilitator about the
talking to our facilitator about the
talking to our facilitator about the actual residential home and the school
actual residential home and the school
actual residential home and the school and he’s often caught singing now and
and he’s often caught singing now and
and he’s often caught singing now and heard singing wonderful wonderful music
heard singing wonderful wonderful music
heard singing wonderful wonderful music is just entertainment it’s therapy and
is just entertainment it’s therapy and
is just entertainment it’s therapy and we have no money I was told by a rather
we have no money I was told by a rather
we have no money I was told by a rather senior NHS professional worker it took a
senior NHS professional worker it took a
senior NHS professional worker it took a 16 minutes to be discussing the
16 minutes to be discussing the
16 minutes to be discussing the possibilities of non called musician and
possibilities of non called musician and
possibilities of non called musician and we talked about it in light of staff
we talked about it in light of staff
we talked about it in light of staff retention and increased number of
retention and increased number of
retention and increased number of procedures we were able to do that
procedures we were able to do that
procedures we were able to do that because soundings have been working in
because soundings have been working in
because soundings have been working in the united hospitals in Lincolnshire
the united hospitals in Lincolnshire
the united hospitals in Lincolnshire severally several years now and the
severally several years now and the
severally several years now and the impact we’ve had on the wards certainly
impact we’ve had on the wards certainly
impact we’ve had on the wards certainly for increasing the number of blood tests
for increasing the number of blood tests
for increasing the number of blood tests and Pediatrics doctors and nurses are
and Pediatrics doctors and nurses are
and Pediatrics doctors and nurses are happy because young people play music
happy because young people play music
happy because young people play music doctors and nurse are happy because
doctors and nurse are happy because
doctors and nurse are happy because they’re not having to drag the patients
they’re not having to drag the patients
they’re not having to drag the patients from under the beds for their their
from under the beds for their their
from under the beds for their their blood tests or even prize them out of
blood tests or even prize them out of
blood tests or even prize them out of cars are they’re quite scared mum dad
cars are they’re quite scared mum dad
cars are they’re quite scared mum dad and carers are happy because they see
and carers are happy because they see
and carers are happy because they see that their sons and daughters have got
that their sons and daughters have got
that their sons and daughters have got creative aptitude and actually getting a
creative aptitude and actually getting a
creative aptitude and actually getting a new hobby and the patient’s happy
new hobby and the patient’s happy
new hobby and the patient’s happy because I’ve created a ringtone or they
because I’ve created a ringtone or they
because I’ve created a ringtone or they created a track which you can download
created a track which you can download
created a track which you can download later it’s a win-win situation
but music and community music doesn’t in
but music and community music doesn’t in fact change just through making music I
fact change just through making music I
fact change just through making music I once got a phone call number of years
once got a phone call number of years
once got a phone call number of years ago exciting member of the community to
ago exciting member of the community to
ago exciting member of the community to say to tell me that the Britten Sinfonia
say to tell me that the Britten Sinfonia
say to tell me that the Britten Sinfonia were going to be playing caster and
were going to be playing caster and
were going to be playing caster and nothing wrong in that I’m a cellist I’m
nothing wrong in that I’m a cellist I’m
nothing wrong in that I’m a cellist I’m a conductor and this type of thing I
a conductor and this type of thing I
a conductor and this type of thing I like to go see concerts what was
like to go see concerts what was
like to go see concerts what was brilliant for me was for 10 months I’d
brilliant for me was for 10 months I’d
brilliant for me was for 10 months I’d worked with a music group fundraising
worked with a music group fundraising
worked with a music group fundraising talked to the orchestra picking a
talked to the orchestra picking a
talked to the orchestra picking a program finding a venue doing the
program finding a venue doing the
program finding a venue doing the marketing and the community is
marketing and the community is
marketing and the community is absolutely embraces project a point of
absolutely embraces project a point of
absolutely embraces project a point of fact absolute ownership of the project
fact absolute ownership of the project
fact absolute ownership of the project and they’re ringing me to tell me it so
and they’re ringing me to tell me it so
and they’re ringing me to tell me it so for me tick job done I was fantastic and
for me tick job done I was fantastic and
for me tick job done I was fantastic and finally the young woman in care who
finally the young woman in care who
finally the young woman in care who haven’t had a baby at 15 feels isolated
haven’t had a baby at 15 feels isolated
haven’t had a baby at 15 feels isolated and stigmatized and one go through the
and stigmatized and one go through the
and stigmatized and one go through the children centers to the mother and
children centers to the mother and
children centers to the mother and toddler classes where she worked with a
toddler classes where she worked with a
toddler classes where she worked with a benardos care worker and using music as
benardos care worker and using music as
benardos care worker and using music as a tool
a tool
a tool learn to play with baby and build
learn to play with baby and build
learn to play with baby and build self-confidence to the point where she
self-confidence to the point where she
self-confidence to the point where she goes to the Children’s Center and she
goes to the Children’s Center and she
goes to the Children’s Center and she makes new friends and she shares her
makes new friends and she shares her
makes new friends and she shares her skill and we have to thank the benardos
skill and we have to thank the benardos
skill and we have to thank the benardos care worker for taking the time to use
care worker for taking the time to use
care worker for taking the time to use music as a tool to change his young
music as a tool to change his young
music as a tool to change his young woman’s life and to help her to be
woman’s life and to help her to be
woman’s life and to help her to be socially mobile there’s lots and lots of
socially mobile there’s lots and lots of
socially mobile there’s lots and lots of examples of community music and there’s
examples of community music and there’s
examples of community music and there’s also lots of examples about the power of
also lots of examples about the power of
also lots of examples about the power of music itself what it has on the brain
music itself what it has on the brain
music itself what it has on the brain we know singing makes you brainy and
we know singing makes you brainy and
we know singing makes you brainy and before get too exciting you could start
before get too exciting you could start
before get too exciting you could start young but he does it also has health
young but he does it also has health
young but he does it also has health benefits for breathing and everything
benefits for breathing and everything
benefits for breathing and everything but it’s interesting when we get to
but it’s interesting when we get to
but it’s interesting when we get to think about the larger agendas of life
think about the larger agendas of life
think about the larger agendas of life the social inclusion social mobility
the social inclusion social mobility
the social inclusion social mobility personal development even larger agendas
personal development even larger agendas
personal development even larger agendas of economics or call or cost-cutting we
of economics or call or cost-cutting we
of economics or call or cost-cutting we don’t automatically find ourselves going
don’t automatically find ourselves going
don’t automatically find ourselves going to this evidence we need to think
to this evidence we need to think
to this evidence we need to think outside the box
we mustn’t underestimate the power of
we mustn’t underestimate the power of music whether that’s in our homes within
music whether that’s in our homes within
music whether that’s in our homes within communities our schools even our
communities our schools even our
communities our schools even our workplaces it is fun it is entertaining
workplaces it is fun it is entertaining
workplaces it is fun it is entertaining and it is delightful
and it is delightful
and it is delightful it’s wonderful job to do and it’s called
it’s wonderful job to do and it’s called
it’s wonderful job to do and it’s called community music and it is a tool and it
community music and it is a tool and it
community music and it is a tool and it can be so much more and so much more
can be so much more and so much more
can be so much more and so much more it’s available to everybody you felt
it’s available to everybody you felt
it’s available to everybody you felt that you create a piece of community
that you create a piece of community
that you create a piece of community music being this talk so if you could
music being this talk so if you could
music being this talk so if you could find something that made you smile that
find something that made you smile that
find something that made you smile that made you share with somebody that helped
made you share with somebody that helped
made you share with somebody that helped you to learn that probably saves you
you to learn that probably saves you
you to learn that probably saves you money why wouldn’t you use it so yes we
money why wouldn’t you use it so yes we
money why wouldn’t you use it so yes we can’t reduce and save money for the NHS
can’t reduce and save money for the NHS
can’t reduce and save money for the NHS yes we can slow down the process of
yes we can slow down the process of
yes we can slow down the process of dementia yes we can speed up healing
dementia yes we can speed up healing
dementia yes we can speed up healing community music the power for change I’m
community music the power for change I’m
community music the power for change I’m Nikki Kate ace thank you for listening
Nikki Kate ace thank you for listening
Nikki Kate ace thank you for listening [Applause]
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