Youth Music Initiative

Access For ALL!Developing ASN

ProvisionIdentifying BarriersRemoving Barriers

SAME Conference 2010Gordon Cameron

Youth Music Officer -YMI

The National Youth Music Strategy 2006 - 2008

Key PrinciplesAll children and young people in Scotland

should:

• Experience music-making

• Have their musical preferences respected and supported

• Have access to high quality musical resources, both physical and human

• Continue to develop their music-making to whatever level they aspire

Access For All

Creating Access• National

baseline -current P6 target

• Mainstream• Classroom, opt-

out • Inclusion

Removing Barriers• Identifying

needs• Adapting needs-

led provision • Creating that

safety net• Inclusion

Removing Barriers To Participation

• “Who isn’t joining in?” - identifying the gaps, looking in the margins.

• “Why wont you come out to play?” - identifying the barriers.

• “What do you want?” – assessing needs.

• “What can we do?” – developing needs-led provision and creating access.

Formula Fund Examples

Fife Council Instrumental Instructors ASN Group

• Project developed from instructor-led performance / showcase into participative workshops / learning

• Develops project in partnership with targeted Special Schools

• Holistic learning projects with a cross-curricular theme, working with all age groups in the school.

Formula Fund Examples

East Lothian Music Therapy Group Work• Partnership with NHS Lothian Local Health

Music Therapy Department• Working with pupils who may have

borderline SEN and have been identified by schools.

• Group work and individual support focussing on participation, communication and language skills, social and personal development and emotional well-being.

Formula Fund Examples

City of Edinburgh “Fostering A Love Of Music”• Project is developed in partnership with

Live Music Now and children’s support services

• Identifies and targets work with young people experiencing social and familial exclusion

• Develops performance at mainstream YMI provision event

Different Barriers / Different Approaches

Tune In • Falkirk Council

Formula Fund YMI Project

• Pupils who do not attend mainstream school provision due to behavioural and emotional issues.

Different Barriers / Different Approaches

The Skoog• Developing a new

musical instrument with universal access in mind

• Including ASN pupils in mainstream ensemble provision

Different Barriers / Different Approaches

Figurenotes • A new approach to

music notation• Working with young

people with learning difficulties

Contacts For Further Information

• Drake / Figurenotes: cathsewell@drakemusicscotland.org• Falkirk Council / Tune In: gayle.martin@falkirk.gov.uk• Skoog Music: ben@skoogmusic.com • Fife Council / Instrumental Instructors Special Needs

Group: sandra.taylor@fife.gov.uk or omomaymay@hotmail.com • East Lothian / Music Therapy Group Work: pholden@eastlothian.gov.uk or

emma.pethybridge@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk• City of Edinburgh / Fostering A Love Of Music: stevi.manning@edinburgh.gov.uk

Youth Music Initiative

Access For ALL!Developing ASN Provision

Identifying Barriers

Removing Barriers

SAME Conference 2010

YMI Presentation