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Colin’s Column

20 October 2020
International research team at Guildhall

School of Music & Drama launches major

survey amongst musicians working in

socially engaged contexts.

Today, 20 October, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, along with partners in three other
countries, launches a new multi-country research survey aimed at musicians who work, or have
recently worked, in socially engaged settings as part of a three-year investigation into the social
impact of music making entitled ‘Music for Social Impact: practitioners’ contexts, work, and
beliefs.’

The project, which began earlier this year, examines the growing number of participatory music-
making activities being offered to groups around the world, defined by factors such as their social
needs or deprivation.

Recognising that much of this activity has been disrupted by COVID-19, participants should feel
free to answer the survey based on any relevant experience in the last 5 years. The research
aims to provide insights for the following which are vital for rebuilding in the new landscape
created by the global pandemic:
• Training – how to support the development of resilient but reflective practitioners
• Commissioning and funding – how to support monitoring and evaluation which allows for,

and learns from, experimentation and failure
• Creative development of best practice – through enhanced opportunities and frameworks

for interprofessional knowledge exchange