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 tagged “MUSIC CAREER”

This month we hear from musician Donald Gamble, in the first of a series of guest posts exploring some of the many varied career pathways within the music industry. 
 
Donald Gamble is a world music percussionist who has had a long and interesting career as a working musician and music tutor.  
 
He was born in London as a child of parents who were part of the Windrush Generation.  
 
His parents arrived in the early 1960s from the Caribbean Island, Jamaica, which was at the time part of the British Empire until the island gained its independence in August 1962. 
Bee Jarvis stands in front of a microphone, mid-performance
This month we hear from Deborah Borg Brincat, Programme Manager at Disabled-led music charity Drake Music. She tells us more about their Emergents programme, which is currently accepting expressions of interest for artists to be part of their 2027 cohort. 
 
This professional development programme offers Disabled musicians creative and development bursaries, training, mentoring and networking opportunities, and the chance to showcase their work to industry professionals. Read on to discover how the programme has helped boost the careers and confidence of previous participants, and to learn more about how to apply. 
 
Photo caption: Bee Jarvis performing at Drake Music Artist Showcase 2025 (Photo credit: Pocket Studio UK) 
TV talent shows have always made for gripping viewing. From programmes such as Opportunity Knocks and Stars in Their Eyes, the familiar format that takes ordinary people and thrusts them to stardom has long been popular. 
 
These days many of the shows with highest ratings feature normal people being shown to excel at some task, whether that be cooking, baking or singing. Celebrity spin-offs abound, but always with the implication that the star is performing outside his or her comfort zone, on the level with the viewer. 

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