In June 2020 The Music Man Project released a video for my new song 'Have You Ever Stopped to Think'. It featured beautiful photographs of our musicians as b...

In June 2020 The Music Man Project released a video for my new song 'Have You Ever Stopped to Think'. It featured beautiful photographs of our musicians as b...

One of the biggest secrets of The Music Man Project is to keep it purely about the music. When I started teaching two decades ago, I had no training in disa...

It was a pleasure to take part in a Q & A session for Wouldn't Change a Thing. You can read the full blog here or read my answers to their great questions be...

The COVID-19 Campaign to support the vulnerable and to protect the Arts.

A stupendous guitar playing, singer song-writing music producer with a passion for Gustav Mahler!

The more separated we are, the more we need to join together in other ways to support one another.

The children were hugging and dancing with the Music Man group, having the time of their lives. They didn't even want to go back to class!

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

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...

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

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, ...

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. ...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...