This week, Rebecca chats with Emily Dodd and Jacob Wiles from LUUMIC, which stands for Leeds University Union Music Impact in the Community. Emily and Jacob were both on the committee for LUUMIC during the 2020/2021 academic year. We talk about the principles and structure of LUUMIC, how they adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the importance of music for mental well-being amongst students.
Audio transcripts will be uploaded on to the podcast a few days late. We apologise for anyone who is affected by this, and we thank you for your patience.
https://www.luu.org.uk/clubs-and-societies/browse-clubs-and-societies/music-impact-in-the-community-luumic/
https://www.facebook.com/luumusicimpactinthecommunity/
In this podcast, Dan and Holly chat with Robyn and Will from Heart n Soul – a creative arts company that believes in the powers and talents of people with learning disabilities. We learn all about the different creative activities that Heart n Soul offer, how Robyn and Will facilitate their musical jam sessions (even on Zoom!) and explore issues such as artistic integrity and accessibility.
Normal text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LNp0xeeHEKnEspPonHwEsBrgvFiCChUj2Mb53Zwt-zc/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ntjyXP6Cz7qC7JcOD43XrkXe7CGS_RsQWcRAP2OlMrU/edit?usp=sharing
Links:
Buzzin - Electric Fire https://electricfire.bandcamp.com/album/buzzin
Hub Music Jams https://heartnsoulatthehub.com/any-sound-you-like
Music Jam EP https://heartnsoul.bandcamp.com/album/heart-n-soul-at-the-hub-music-jams
Pop the Ballon by Electric Fire https://electricfire.bandcamp.com/album/efx
Robyn’s Rocket www.robynrocket.com
Guidance on Easy Read documents https://www.easy-read-online.co.uk/media/10609/making-myself-clear.pdf
Robyn’s Book on Self employment https://robyn-steward.square.site/product/the-autism-friendly-guide-to-self-employment/73?cs=true&cst=custom
Taking Part https://www.heartnsoul.co.uk/taking-part
Electric Fire Website https://www.heartnsoul.co.uk/artists/electric-fire
Electric Fire Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOGqwMLT03qGwutJL37N9Pg
In this episode, Darah and Rebecca chat with Arson Fahim – a pianist and composer living in Afghanistan. We chat about how Arson was inspired to start learning the piano, the perception of music in Afghanistan and the risks that musicians take to pursue their passion. We were inspired by Arson’s dedication to his people and his music.
We have been given permission by Arson to play his composition 'Nakamura'. You can listen to the track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag0C6HJ_Zbs
Regular text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1akVEJmpSQ4o872YrDOke4MIX-RucMihuy33Xqq8WAlk/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/112R_EXWQUW1aF4SaJENoH8vR5BIjgtEPiMEWBY2SvHE/edit?usp=sharing
In this podcast, Holly and Rebecca chat with Miss Jacqui – poet and songwriter. We chat about representation within the music industry, the social model of disability and the role that intersectionality plays in Miss Jacqui’s life as an artist. We explore how the disabled community are often ignored in the music industry and ask what message this sends to society as a whole. Stay tuned with YMSJ as Miss Jacqui will feature in future events.
We have been given permission by Miss Jacqui to play an extract of her track, Freedom, from her debut EP 'Perception'. You can listen to the track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM92-mQHBL4
Regular text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18ZFUapZfwDE5XhbTBVnVCKs55YsyOR59WVpKcALDQQM/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14O4WeKM3iu2OaE4ep_CdWPztlUxf4CdSrn0y9PUeiA8/edit?usp=sharing
In this podcast, Rebecca and Holly chat with the directors and a performer from the Sex Worker’s Opera. Breaking through stigma and stereotypes, the Sex Worker’s Opera is a multimedia production written and performed by Sex Worker artists and their friends. We talk about the challenges of representation and confidentiality and how to lead community arts initiatives that value rather than exploit the stories of those involved.
Sex Worker’s Opera: https://sexworkersopera.com/
‘Radical Act’: https://sexworkersopera.com/learning/story/radical-act
‘Mosaic’: https://sexworkersopera.com/learning/story/mosaic
Fire Choir: https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/fire-choir/
We have been given permission to play two tracks from the Sex Worker’s Opera: ‘Capitalist Blues’ and the ‘Domme Song’. You can listen and download the Domme Song via this link: https://sexworkersopera.com/gallery/music
Normal text: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t6sqZ1qYefJuMrQ0DYMcMqr56wwqjrfyxEzL4Y58FBg/edit
Large text: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LGG51QjllYdGDt3iDlI6SmsP4g2gGk__ZbsPImCdDXY/edit
National Open Youth Orchestra
Podcast guests: Ellen O’Brien (she/her); Jamie Moody (they/them)
For our second episode of the season, Holly and Rebecca chat with Jamie and Ellen from the National Open Youth Orchestra – the world’s first disabled-led national youth orchestra. We chat about the social model of disability, the value of inclusive music-making, and learn more about the ‘curb cutter effect’. It was so great to hear from two young and inspiring musicians and learn more about NOYO as an organisation.
Links:
NOYO: https://noyo.org.uk/
Open Up Music: https://www.openupmusic.org/
Drake Music: https://www.drakemusic.org/
Autisticats: Instagram (@the.autisticats) Twitter (@autisticats)
Music:
We have been given permission to play the piece ‘The Umbrella’ by Liam Taylor-West, performed by South-West members of the National Open Youth Orchestra (at a time when the orchestra was a regional pilot). You can find a video of the performance here: 'The Umbrella' by Liam Taylor-West played by members of the National Open Youth Orchestra
Transcripts:
Regular transcript https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ArRa90gbo5eQsFY-EQUfOeG_2wcTaJOXTgWih-n4qjw/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y3VP1d-MQo6XC5DYOtcxxTye_1_YEZGhtoYfW8XWbwU/edit?usp=sharing
We are delighted to release the first episode of season 2! In this episode, Maya and Holly chat with Deschanel Gordon – BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020. We look at the importance of music education and access to creative opportunities at school, as well as topics of jazz appropriation and the hierarchy of “Western classical art music”.
Hackney Creative Jazz Ensemble: http://www.hackneymusic.co.uk/hackney-creative-jazz-ensemble-online/
We have been given permission to play a performance of Deschanel’s own composition ‘Awaiting’, which is the music you can hear at the beginning of the podcast. You can also watch a video of this performance on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/17dfbRRtRt825dkDfHyPHwN/bbc-young-jazz-musician-2020
Audio transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CEXrGnFgCfKLqH5FAmFM-9x9YxUjuhJYVhD3LXwctjY/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EP7o4wvruFZa1W_c6NkmKgtl-CA7VFK_R2HSy0mEoNc/edit?usp=sharing
We are super excited to share our final episode of Series 1! In this episode we chat with Bryonn Bain and Claudia Peña about the relationship between the arts and decarceration movements in the USA. We learn about the Blackout Arts Collective, For Freedoms, the UCLA Centre for Justice, and Bryonn’s ‘Lyrics from Lockdown’ performance. This episode explores the value of lived experience and debates how artists might approach social justice issues. We also get an exciting premiere of their new track with Maya Jupiter (and soon to be movement video) ‘For the Love of Money’. Thank you so much for listening to our first season! Stay tuned because we cannot wait to share season 2 with you all.
This episode has a trigger warning for conversations about incarceration.
For the Love of Money
Written and performed by Bryonn Bain
Featuring Maya Jupiter, Teresa Reynolds and K. Bain
Music by Eliot Bohr ~ featuring Isaiah Gage on cello
Mixed by Csik
Mastered at CDM Studios
Music (Movement) Video coming this summer — directed by Claudia Peña
In collab with For Freedoms
Claudia Peña: https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/claudia-l-pena
Bryonn Bain: https://afam.ucla.edu/bryonn-bain/
Lyrics from Lockdown: Lyrics from lockdown | Bryonn Bain | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison
For Freedoms: https://forfreedoms.org/
UCLA Prison Education Program: https://prisoneduprogram.ucla.edu/
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14KyzciHb_yYY4C7AFhd5QTcum0yGvu2N8dv4vdV4tg8/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TK-kNEckeVo3DSW1GYw4I_btv5I_U7ep7Pvk4HABF-Q/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode we chat with Susan Donnelly – a postgraduate researcher exploring the use of music and song writing in a women’s refuge. This was a particularly poignant episode touching on the power of music for healing and well-being – not only for the women that Susan works with, but for everyone that experiences suffering and/or oppression. We loved learning more about participation action research and how Susan has used creative methods such as pottery in order to create an equal power dynamic in her research.
This episode has a trigger warning on discussions of domestic violence and domestic abuse.
Susan Donnelly: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/music/pgr/1513/susan-donnelly
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18dtdt93p4V7fQqDhAtTm6rJIZonPkOfnDONgOD0hfpc/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pHnOep0Zdaxh3A_bZfIitgI2EgHicQVAiQYoChuEqhk/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode Rebecca and Holly chat with Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey - conductor, practitioner and researcher. We cover a wide range of topics – her research with the ‘Displaced Voices’ project, the power dynamics and structures that orchestral music can uphold and the importance of continual reflexivity as a researcher and practitioner. We explore the ethical and structural dynamics when working with music and social change - Cayenna asks us a lot of questions that listeners will find interesting to reflect upon.
Displaced Voices Project: Displaced Voices Project
Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey: http://www.cayennaponchione.com/index.html
Transcript : https://docs.google.com/document/d/10VCAZOt-LKowMCwGQCoZGFfqvyB7KWxcLBBSKYZnCc8/edit?usp=sharing
Large text : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZgI2rF-DwDl7TtUIM3Ntm723OUHey8Nz7tPIjd_Y89c/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode Holly and Rebecca chat with researcher, educator and violinist Clarke Randolph about her research ‘Still We Rise: Racial Discriminatory Resilience and Black American Musicians’. We explore what motivated her research interests and her experiences as a Black classical musician in the UK. Clarke explains how important it is to illuminate the histories and culture of Black American music, as well how musical joy can be a form of resilience.
Trigger Warning: this podcast includes conversations about racism including mentions of slavery.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CduqExesx4wr4Obswqdli5L94O9Hm9HQWtZfck75_IE/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18zIxQTIZXrzQDTdXYe0xdiZzGxuYrumuyUltEbd7-qQ/edit?usp=sharing
Clarke Randolph: https://howard.academia.edu/ClarkeRandolph
In this episode, we chat with Ginny Dougary and MJ Paranzino about Liberty Choir UK, a full-circle charity which aims to promote liberation from the criminal justice system through song. We talk about the growth of the choir and the process of “full-immersion”, where everyone involved in the choir is welcomed into a family. We also discuss their response during the Covid-19 lockdown and the production of Liberty Choir Radio. This podcast is co-hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.
Trigger warning: this podcast contains conversations around the criminal justice system.
Liberty Choir UK : https://libertychoir.org/
National Prison Radio Association: https://prison.radio/
Transcripts:
Normal text: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gIPku-L2c78j-zleOVR6v_-4UOAHq6WbdpOpzMl5m_0/edit?usp=sharing
Large text: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fLdvcWBLlOYOYCcOAaSNiiFezynGqVs1YBr0QUABNOA/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode Holly and Rebecca chat with Jim Reiss founder of DJ School UK about the benefits of music education and the importance of accessibility. We explore the complexities of project funding, working with children and the language that we use as music practitioners. Jim talks about how he facilitates confidence and participation in his DJ school sessions.
This podcast is co-hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.
DJ School UK: https://djschooluk.org.uk/
Leeds Music Education Partnership: https://artformsleeds.co.uk/networks/leeds-music-education-partnership/
Saa-uk: https://www.saa-uk.org/
Leeds Silver Steel Sparrows: https://artformsleeds.co.uk/music/citywide-and-community-music-making/city-of-leeds-youth-music/silver-steel-sparrows/
Art Forms: https://artformsleeds.co.uk/
Cloth Cat: https://clothcatleeds.org.uk/
Studio 12: https://studio12.org.uk/
The Hunslet Club: https://www.hunsletclub.org.uk/
Normal Text Audio Transcripts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YfjBzMXOk3yhKE6VpNh7lEyy7tsBp_ImZ4U9uNJbY1s/edit?usp=sharing
Large Text Audio Transcripts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sBnCHetYNJkBVo30B2lGVkuOuwZiWFVchFJhoSQz86Q/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode, Rebecca and Holly chat with Maisie Hulbert about the charity Sing Inside and how singing in prisons can facilitate self-expression as well as connect communities on both sides of the criminal justice system. We end our discussion by looking at the ways in which narratives of imprisonment can be chipped away through the musical and personal connections made in music workshops.
This podcast is co-hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.
Sing Inside: https://www.singinside.org/
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b4HYQlZn5E9jlqjbm9KwxHf6oDeIMPoMdx7lUClvV00/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mCkHXHNHjnaJJ6SgWh-x5YmfdhkYByx1o4iK5Tdouy4/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode, Holly and Rebecca chat with Omar Shahryar about musical facilitation, opera for young people and peacemaking through active music making. They explore the role of faith and confidence when leading musical workshops as well as how artists might reprioritise their audience and flip the power dynamics in structural settings.
This podcast is co-hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.
Opera Schmopera: http://www.operaschmopera.co.uk/
Opera Schmopera Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYGn6fxI9euv2nhOrsKSatQ
Omar Shahryar: http://omarshahryar.info/
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hsTTMynafZ-6jdJB5jOoIPLG64pApj3_wmfmVBnnhT8/edit?usp=sharing
Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xbgmmH7B8vWErpUS42Xa7skjqkGR9ShzUHHpYOk1HaM/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode Holly and Rebecca chat with Jennifer Raven, Co-Founder of Fairbeats and Deputy Director of Sound Connections. We discuss the original aims of these organisations and how they have developed over the years. We also explore the importance of sustainability and reflective practice, as well as how student musicians might begin to look at portfolio careers.
Trigger Warning: Discussions around seeking asylum and forced migration.
This podcast is co-hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.
Fairbeats: https://fairbeats.co.uk/
Sound Connections: https://www.sound-connections.org.uk/
Jennifer Raven: https://twitter.com/JennRaven?s=20
Action for Refugees Lewisham https://www.afril.org.uk/
Transcript : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oo0hOUXwrChvc5WdfpILha1ulW_tplN-SgHUS49_fvw/edit?usp=sharing
Large Text Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14idul-xZ6o2l6eFNk71TjI7wI5ugXrIT2XV3BmihhwE/edit?usp=sharing
In this episode Holly and Rebecca chat with Matt Peacock MBE from Arts and Homelessness International. Matt talks about his work in the arts and homeless sector, and what he has learnt about music and social change along the way. We chat about power dynamics, enabling confidence and what the Covid-19 pandemic might mean for the arts and social justice movement going forwards.
Trigger warning: discussions surrounding trauma and homelessness.
This podcast is co-hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.
Arts and Homelessness International: http://www.with-one-voice.com/
Streetwise Opera: https://www.streetwiseopera.org/
Matt Peacock: Twitter @mrmattpeacock
Audio transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PocJrM3iv_ADmzKHaB2VAb-29txVxEDMEKFP4OQTQOs/edit?usp=sharing
Large text audio transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jUjRPlxchm79DnInT5p98FmTJSk23gCSZvXFd_CQRUs/edit?usp=sharing
In the second episode of Young Musicians for Social Justice, we chat with Natalia Luis-Bassa and Verónica Urrego about El Sistema and Sistema Scotland. Both Natalia and Verónica grew up in Venezuela and their musical careers began in El Sistema, and we chat to them about the roots of El Sistema, how it has changed and developed, and where it might go in the future.
This podcast is co- hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.
Natalia Luis-Bassa: https://www.rcm.ac.uk/conducting/professors/details/?id=02890
Verónica Urrego: https://www.benedettifoundation.org/tutor/veronica-urrego
El Sistema Venezuela: https://sistemaglobal.org/about/el-sistema-venezuela/
Sistema Scotland: https://makeabignoise.org.uk/
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10CEwaHJ4orR3tY9nkAmyTWUhnLM_e9NqaSzQBhJHBkE/edit?usp=sharing
Large Text Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cc3QLx-DSO9a1UbEdTA7bXiX4kv5KDc_W5TGMWgRm94/edit?usp=sharing
In the first podcast episode of Young Musicians for Social Justice, Rebecca and Holly chat with Dr. David Greenberg – a post-doctoral scholar in neuroscience at Bar-Ilan University. As well as discussing the connection between music, psychology, and neuroscience – they also discuss how scientists and grassroots practitioners can come together to use music as a means of resolving conflict and bringing together groups of different people.
This podcast is co-hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.
Dr. David Greenberg: https://www.davidmgreenberg.com/
One World One Song / One World in Song: https://oneworldsong.com/
Bar-Ilan University: https://www.biu.ac.il/en
Audio Transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dvX1oylNMZBhf3VjqDVDTcqSAokVw3hkK-D-JIlg_UQ/edit?fbclid=IwAR2k035dLvLr7S6PsPhWPvenDFnl1Wajnw9THS94hBUnDidIFfktMc9K7Sw
Audio Transcript Large Text:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PsB68u9W53M6yPk0Epvxh8x-dGq_PbUmzHLgGuk4k38/edit?fbclid=IwAR2YzbQ_oFg-4xT2FQ9ldXolGNATFWAaXSvV_neKmF7tU6GmHPYrAhVFlQE