Musicians with learning disabilities are making history through groundbreaking adventures. In 2024 they will climb even greater heights!

Egged on by our revelling musicians, Mr Speaker's beaming smile and raucous laughter mirrored the Ambassadors' every note and movement.

On Thursday 20th May 2023, Southend Council bestowed on me the honour of Freeman of the City of Southend - the highest recognition a city...

Just a few years ago, ‘SEND Music Workshop’ meant children with special needs receiving instruction from school music teachers, local...

In my second year as Disability and Access Ambassador for Arts and Culture, I continued to advocate for grass roots opportunities for...

As surprises go, receiving a special award from Musical Theatre legend, Michael Ball, in front of 12,000 people at the AO Arena, Manchester

Before the final chord has even been played, a wave of emotion sweeps the Hall. Led by The King, the audience of 5000 rise to their feet.

They were the stars of San Diego and I was deeply honoured to be a part of their journey.

What an extraordinary year for The Music Man Project! Our remarkable musicians made the biggest impact I’ve seen in over 20 years of...

I was recently invited to deliver a Keynote Address at the Westminster Education Forum policy conference. The conference was entitled...

In my first year as Disability and Access Ambassador for Arts and Culture I promoted grass roots opportunities for disabled people as both creative artists and consumers.

Last year I was invited to join a panel of advisors to help the Government produce their new National Plan for Music Education (NPME). It...

In November 2019 I travelled to New York to learn about music education and performance for people with learning disabilities in America....

It was a truly magical moment. The Music Man Project is all about making dreams come true - and any dream will do!

In my head I could hear Sir David telling me that TV coverage of this type was not something to pass over. "You've got to go for it".

The performance was best summed up by the words of Sinitta who walked onto the stage as we left and proclaimed, “How do I follow that!?"

Southend is an international beacon of disability potential, the first ever global exporter of accessible Arts and Culture.

Accessible performances have been a wonderful advancement but now is the time to add “performers” to the legacy of disability Arts.

The coronavirus pandemic presented many challenges for the learning-disabled community. I have blogged about these issues and talked...

In 1999, I taught music to a young man with Downs Syndrome called Tony. I did it out of compassion for one individual and it felt...