Join us on Monday 10 February 1-4pm at Notre Dame School, Cobham for this in-person event.

Join guest speaker, Mahaliah Edwards, as we incorporate diverse traditions into classroom/instrumental practice as an entry point for globalising/diversifying/decolonising repertoire and curriculum.

Tickets are £30.00 and include lunch, refreshments and workshops.

Session Description

The 90 mins session will serve as an introduction to starting your own exploration of socially just approaches to music education practice including looking at curriculum framing, repertoire from diverse traditions and terminology. The aim is to have an open-minded, curious and encouraging atmosphere in which we will move from the conceptual to the practical, making it relevant and achievable for each delegate and their individual teaching context and environment. Remember to bring your preferred voice or instrument as the session will culminate in music-making. Centering music in the classroom and instrumental lessons, a range of activities include: 

• Introduction to Mahaliah, her background/lived experience and professional work

• Broader discussion around issues, challenges, fears in diversifying repertoire.

• Signposting and critiquing resources from KS1 - KS4.

• Discussion, reflection and sharing of good practice.

• Practical exploration of some music with singing and instruments. 

Mahaliah Edwards is a violinist, educator and advocate for social justice in music education.

A versatile musician,  she has played in a range of venues, performing with a diverse range of artists including Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora, George Ezra, Michael Bublé and many more.  She attributes her musical versatility to her formal training at both the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the Purcell School for Young Musicians and also her upbringing in a musically vibrant pentecostal church in Nottingham.

Mahaliah enjoys a multifaceted portfolio of peripatetic and private music tuition, consultancy and education work, in addition to freelance violin playing. 

Mahaliah is particularly focused on a career as a music education consultant and advocate for music for social change, social justice in music education. She has over 8 years teaching experience,  an MA in Music Education from Trinity Laban, a Certificate of Music Educators (Trinity College London) and a performance-based undergrad from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.  She has been a relationship manager, diversity practitioner and ambassador for Black Lives in Music. She is passionate about Music Education and Social Justice and is researching this through doctoral studies in 2025 at the University of Southampton. 

Mahaliah loves teaching violin for Music Masters in London and for Surrey Arts. When she isn’t teaching or playing, she loves spending time with her rescue greyhound and her husband.

Instagram: @ maeviolinstagram

Website: mahaliahedwards.com

Notre Dame School
Cobham, Surrey KT11 1HA

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