So what have we learned? Remarkably, yet perhaps unsurprisingly given the commitment and dedication of our school community, we were able to support our pupils with a near-full curriculum of music and academic subjects and one-toone music teaching. In practice, as we return to face-to-face lessons, we hope that means less of a bridge to cross to bring every pupil up to where they need to be in their learning. Moving forward, we’ll take these experiences into developing new ways of learning. We look forward to sharing workshop materials with a wider audience of young musicians outside of Edinburgh; using online channels, we’re opening our doors more widely, nationally and internationally, giving more young musicians a taste of life at a specialist music school.
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Celebrity Six Series Exposure to world-class musicians is a core element of our teaching at St Mary’s Music School – it inspires our pupils and helps them improve their technique and musicality. We were delighted to begin the autumn term with a series of ‘artists at home’ conversations with some of today’s most outstanding musicians. We invited six musicians to share insight into the music industry and provide help and advice to our young people as they prepare for life as professional musicians. These exciting online exchanges were open to our alumni and supporters, as well as our pupils and staff.
4th September
Angela Hewitt (piano)
18th September
Rachel Podger (baroque violin)
2nd October
Tommy Smith (saxophone)
11th September
Gautier Capuçon (cello)
25th September
Lorenza Borrani (violin and directing)
9th October
Lorna McGhee (flute)
© artist imagery: Bernd Eberle, Jamie Beck, Theresa Pewal, Piear Mungiguerra, Takuyuki Saito.
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