The Music Workshop Company Blog 

Each month the Music Workshop Company publishes two blogs. One blog, written by the MWC team addresses a key issue in Music Education or gives information about a particular genre or period of music. The other blog is written by a guest writer, highlighting good practice or key events in Music Education. We hope you enjoy reading the blogs. 
 
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To contribute as a guest writer please email Maria@music-workshop.co.uk 

Posts from April 2025

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Amplify – supporting grassroots music projects

Posted on 30th April 2025 at 17:56
Young performers from HvH Arts Camden’s project on stage
This month brings an update from our friends at the London Music Fund, who have blogged for us in the past about their work improving music education for young people in the capital. Here Kate Kelly, Senior Programmes & Operations Manager, tells us about the charity’s Amplify fund, which supports grassroots organisations to deliver a range of creative projects. Read on to learn about some of the initiatives the fund has enabled, and the latest developments with its launch in Liverpool. 
 
(Image: Performers from HvH Arts Camden’s project, Rock-U-Mentory, funded by Amplify London) 
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Ella Fitzgerald

Posted on 17th April 2025 at 12:49
Ella Fitzgerald has been named "First Lady of Song" and "Queen of Jazz". 
 
Her renditions of jazz classics, with 2,000 recorded songs, are viewed by many as definitive interpretations and she won 14 Grammy Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award.  
 
Despite a challenging childhood, Fitzgerald went on to become one of the most famous jazz singers in the world. 
 
The Model Music Curriculum lists two of her songs - “Cry Me a River” and “You Took Advantage of Me” - as recommended listening. Here, we delve into her life and her impressive career. 
 
 
 
 
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