Keith was invited to speak at the International Teacher’s Conference at North London Collegiate School in June. The session was part of a subject enrichment session for the NLCS International Schools Training programme, with teachers from all over the world gathering in London. It was an honour to be asked and I outlined the importance…
Keith Ayling ran his own songwriting residential at Benslow, teaching the songwriting method over one inspirational weekend in June. Benslow Music is a respected music course residential centre based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and it was a privilege to be invited to run my own residential at the centre for the weekend. The weekend introduced my…
Songwriting Workshop at the MMA National Music Teaching Conference It was a privilege to be invited back to the MMA National Music Teaching Conference. I last spoke in 2014 at St George’s College, Weybridge. This time the Conference was located at Wells Cathedral School and the session – in the studio of the beautiful new…
A privilege to be part of one of the UK’s most respected Arts Trails, exhibiting the artwork from ‘Record of Wrongs’ and performing in Saltaire. Saltaire Arts Trail has been running for ten years, within the Unesco Heritage Site and features hundreds of artists covering a multitude of media. I was invited to exhibit the…
A return visit to BOA Academy, Birmingham to run songwriting workshops with year 13 students resulted in 5 songs in an hour! Invited by the Head of Music, Kieron Howe, this return visit was to stimulate creativity in year 13 students with module 34 of the BTEC course (Contemporary Songwriting Techniques). Over the last fifteen…
What an impressive cohort of musical talent in Peterborough! Two years ago I was invited to The Peterborough School to adjudicate their Battle of the Bands as well as judge guitar and percussion in the Festival of Music. Having unfortunately missed last year, I returned in 2017 for another special day. This year there were…
It was great to be invited to speak at BOA Academy, Birmingham. Invited by the Head of Music, Keiron Howe, the session was to help year 13 students with module 38 of the BTEC course (Edexcel, Music Freelance World). I spoke about a career in the music business including royalties (PRS, PPL & BASCA), portfolio…
In 2015 Keith Ayling was invited to speak at the National Music Education Expo at London’s Barbican. The event is the prime gathering for all those involved in delivering music education across the UK, including teachers, music hubs, exam boards such as ABRSM and Trinity College as well as corporate bodies such as ISM, MMA,…
In August 2015, songwriter Keith Ayling was invited by BBC Education to write for the new phase of the BBC Ten Pieces initiative. Ten Pieces Primary started in the autumn term of 2014 with a week of free screenings of a cinematic film featuring ten pieces of music introduced by celebrities and performed by the…