Student Outcomes
EDITORIAL
Playing in the Same Key: Aligning Purpose and Practice for Students
Fiona Cunningham, Director, Academy for Impact through Music
“What’s the biggest thing keeping you up at night, as a leader or as a teaching artist?”
When Nikoletta Polydorou, founder of Sistema Cyprus, recently posed this question to music-for-social-action leaders and teaching artists across different countries and contexts, one concern surfaced repeatedly: when a program’s purpose isn’t clear, and collectively owned, the learning is less focused and effective.
Teacher Learning through the Spark of Action Research
Francis Gagliardi, Program Director, Nucleo, London, England; member of first Firebird team at the Academy for Impact Through Music
How can I contribute to making something that’s already great even better?
That was the question I asked myself when I took on the challenge of carrying out the first Academy for Impact Through Music (AIM) Chispa, in Caracas, Venezuela, in December 2024.
