Background
Beat Buddies Music was founded and launched in January 2020 by Graeme Barclay. The initiative has been designed and constructed following Graeme’s 26 year career as a specialist practical music educator, Service Manager, CPD presenter and respected professional performer. During this time Graeme’s skill set in relation to the following educational and professional aspects has been widely referenced and described as being of an exceptional/sector leading standard:
- Facilitating, engaging and enthusing large group/whole class music making activities.
- Embedding and assuring absolute inclusion within beneficial music making and learning activities.
- Ability to work with and enthuse learners with Additional Support Needs.
- Imparting specialist knowledge and skills onto staff and empowering them to believe in their own abilities.
- Building strong and supportive relationships with pupils/participants and stakeholders.
- Designing Service structure, development and training methods to enable growth and/or turnaround.
Beat Buddies Music is hugely proud that Renfrewshire Council and Creative Scotland have entrusted and believed in our wholly inclusive, equitable and creative approach to music project design since launching three years ago.
The Project
Beat Buddies Music Education is built on a firm belief of securing effective professional partnerships, bespoke project suitability/sustainability and mutually agreed tailored outcomes. Current outcomes for Beat Buddies Music clients include: Creativity, Health and Wellbeing, Enhanced Musical Participation, ASN Support Strategies, and provision of Virtual Learning Resources. The project practically embeds the four essential pillars of Beat Buddies Music (believing, enjoying, achieving and transforming) through fun and meaningful musical activity. Through participating in warm-up exercise, body percussion, rhythmic skill building, samba-based percussion, tuned percussion and singing activities young learners (and staff) will significantly improve their sense of musical awareness, confidence and ability. Of equal importance, within the context of Beat Buddies Music Education, participants will feel enriched and included through essential supports in achieving effective team building, raised self-esteem…and enjoyment!
