Strawberry Field Forever!
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A global campaign for accessible music education and inspirational performance opportunities for all by David Stanley B.E.M
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David Stanley
- Feb 21, 2020
- 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 journey of The Music Man Project - a unique full-time music education service for people with...
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