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David Stanley

Mar 23
3 min

10,000 Children and Counting!

"I stood back at one point to take in the children's reactions. All I saw was smiling, happy and laughing faces. The children were hugging and dancing with t...

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David Stanley

Mar 2
2 min

Strawberry Field Forever!

The famous Music Man Project Student Ambassadors have delivered another inspirational workshop to children and adults with learning disabilities. As usual, o...

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David Stanley

Feb 21
8 min

The Music Man Project in the Philippines: music, medicine and 2 inspirational women.

I imagined my blog from the Philippines to be dominated by how volunteer Paul Cudby and I bravely overcame the odds to reach a distant land. It’s certainly t...

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David Stanley

Nov 29, 2019
6 min

Travel to Learn, Return to Inspire: What next?

There is no point travelling to learn without returning to inspire. There is no point returning to inspire without it leading to change.

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David Stanley

Nov 24, 2019
2 min

FE meets SEN at Kean University

If you ever get the chance, I urge you to watch a young volunteer supporting someone with special needs. Their insight, kindness and empathy defy their age, ...

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David Stanley

Nov 22, 2019
3 min

Rule 1: High expectation

High expectation is a phrase I often use at The Music Man Project. It means more than simply expecting good results, overachieving or outperforming targets. ...

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David Stanley

Nov 19, 2019
3 min

Music education is a right not a privilege (DMF 3)

Ken Trush rented rooms by the hour when he started Daniel’s Music Foundation (DMF). He would unpack and pack away all the instruments every day but used this...

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David Stanley

Nov 19, 2019
2 min

A music conservatory for Special Needs (DMF 2)

The co-founder, inspiration, ambassador and living example of everything that Daniel’s Music Foundation stands for is Daniel Trush. In 1997, at the age of 12...

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David Stanley

Nov 19, 2019
2 min

Where could I go? (DMF 1)

Churchill Fellows are required to define their research topic and justify their choice of travel destination. I proposed Music Education and Performance for ...

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David Stanley

Nov 16, 2019
2 min

Strumming like Eric Clapton at the Manhattan Star Academy

The significance of my New York research in the UK struck a chord this week with an enlightening message from a parent of one of my students back home. Opera...

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David Stanley

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

The forward-thinking Manhattan School of Music

A familiar twang of nerves came over me as I stood in the lobby alongside musical prodigies clutching their instruments at the Manhattan School of Music. “Ha...

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David Stanley

Nov 10, 2019
2 min

Who is the UN for?

The UN headquarters in New York is an inspiring place to visit. There are lots of pictures, busts and statues of the great and the good, along with informati...

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David Stanley

Nov 9, 2019
2 min

A place of hope

Established by a parent of a child with shaken-baby syndrome, The International Academy of Hope (‘iHOPE’) is a beautiful school with dedicated staff and deli...

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David Stanley

Nov 8, 2019
3 min

Who could ask for anything more?

New York is the heart of the American music industry, a thriving centre of jazz, rock, soul, R&B, funk and disco as well as classical and art music. It is th...

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David Stanley

Nov 7, 2019
3 min

Life is a tougher journey for some...

In 2015, our Music Man Project students performed a musical called “From the Asylum to the Palladium”. They told the journey of their people, from isolation ...

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David Stanley

Nov 6, 2019
3 min

What's under your hat Michael?

It’s not every day that people with learning difficulties appear in a primetime TV advert, let alone deliver the all-important opening lines. Celebrating 25 ...

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David Stanley

Nov 5, 2019
3 min

There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu

I was only 6 years old when my Dad first uttered these strange words. He bellowed them out like his life depended on it. I’m sure he knew all the verses, but...

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David Stanley

Jun 16, 2019
1 min

Welcome to The Music Man Blog

Welcome to a brand new blog following The Music Man Project - a unique full-time music education service for people with learning disabilities. I started wor...

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