That time of the week! This episode with Nadia is so refreshing. She is ace!

Already a good friend, I loved having the time to talk Michael Betteridge about all the things we consider so important in music and life, in general

With supportive, knowledgeable and trained tutors - 1:1 tuition can act as a safe space for students to talk. The student-teacher relationship can act as a prevention and support tool, when teachers know how and why - in a huge range of wellbeing areas.

A network launch of Flourish a network of performance science researchers. Amazing work creating this by Akiho Suzuki and Claire Ruckert-Fagan I feel like I may have found my people!!

This last episode is a corker…warning: fair amount of delightfully, ranty swearing by me and the wonderful Amy Webber

An article in British Psychological Society’s The Psychologist…on embracing mavericks in the classical music industry…whoop! bps.org.uk/psychologist/m…

Nic is a friend of mine too. She was misdiagnosed and now has stage 4 cancer. Please consider donating so she has a chance at a curative treatment gofund.me/b3dc3326

Coach K said: You don’t own it until it penetrates your heart and your mind..with every team I’ve coached, I’ve tried to create that kind of moment Relationships require intentional effort to flourish, coaches can’t leave them to chance Coach K forbes.com/sites/donyaege…

Really enjoyable afternoon in London, such interesting conversations with very interesting people.

Swap athlete for musician, would retiring the word talent make for more inclusive selection of young musicians onto pathways and would it help us to change the (narrow?) way we deliver music education? Fascinating paper tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Christmas reading sorted! Thanks AbeBooks

Have a listen to my supervisor’s thoughts on why England mens footy team is not doing so well. Her research explores the impact of coach-athlete relationships. I am adapting this research into music teachers and musicians. Where might this take the conversation in music?

We are very excited to launch the Flourish podcast! Hosted by Michelle Robinson 🏳️‍⚧️, each episode will feature a researcher who comes to share practical info & tips for #musicians. The first ep is on effective practice and features our own Akiho Suzuki 🎵 See below for links 👇

Ep108 of the Music Teachers Association podcast, out now! - Michelle Robinson 🏳️‍⚧️ on 1-2-1 instrumental/vocal lessons, ways to enhance them, & her PhD research; - Dr Gary Spruce on instrumental music teaching, whole class instrumental tuition, & teacher retention. #CanDoMusic tinyurl.com/lbr4b6zd