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23 September 2020
Education
Why music matters…
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Along with the rest of the country, the Peterborough Centre for Young
Musicians (PCYM) had to close its physical doors to students during
lockdown. This was not the end of the story though, with the music living
on through new and exciting avenues. With the new term, PCYM will be
continuing to teach, entertain and inspire young people through music
and musicianship – online at first, with a return to PCYM’s full Saturday
music sessions at Ormiston Bushfield Academy in coronavirus-safe
conditions as circumstances permit, hopefully after half term. The
pandemic has shown just how much music matters to us, with people
singing and playing from windows and balconies and sharing virtual
performances worldwide – so this issue, in anticipation of the long-
awaited return we decided to look back at all the inspiring PCYM people
we have spoken to over the years, and find out what music means to
them and why PCYM matters.
The parent’s view: more than just a music lesson
