Experience

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

• United Kingdom
• Performing Arts
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Graduate Research Training and Development Leader

  • Feb 2017 - Present

• Researcher

  • 2005 - Present

  PublicationsForthcoming:Ford, B. ‘Foreign Exchange: the Ethics of International Students in the Conservatoire’. In Westerlund et al (eds) The Politics of Diversity in Music Education. (London/ Routledge)• Ford, B. (2013). 'Preparing to perform', Music Performance Research• Ford, B. & Sloboda, J. (2013). 'Learning from artistic and pedagogical differences between musicians’ and actors’ traditions through collaborative processes'. In H. Gaunt and H. Westerland (Eds.), Collaborative learning in higher music education: why, what and how? (Ashgate).Ford, B. PhD thesis: What are conservatoires for? Discourses of purpose in the contemporary conservatoire. Institute of Education, University of London (2011) - Wingate Foundation ScholarshipOther activities:Presenter at international conferences and symposiaPeer reviewer for Music Education Research, Psychology of Music, RMA journalCUK Research Forum memberResearch administration, organiser of :'Stepping out of the shadows: Practitioners becoming researchers', Guildhall School, 5.4.11Guildhall ResearchWorks events (various) 2011-12 Show less

• Teacher/ supervisor

  • 2002 - Present

  Doctoral Programme (since 2013):I have been involved in- Admissions (selection, interviewing)- Curation and teaching of research training seminars- Organisation of Prospective Students’ Doctoral Day- Chair in upgrade and final vivas- Examiner in upgrade vivas- Taking the lead in the revalidation of the Doctoral programme by City University (2016)- Supervisor on 10 doctoral teamsExternal work, teaching/examining at RAM, RCM, Orpheus Institute.Guildhall School teaching experience: Junior School: Musical Awareness, Chamber music coaching, Music TheoryUG: Tutorial Groups (including 3rd year dissertation supervision and setting up Moodle resources), Aural, Harmony, Teaching SkillsPG: Masters research elective supervision on Guildhall Artist Master’s Programme; Writing for Creative Practice, Leadership Master’s course. Show less



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• UK

• Violinist

  • 1993 - 2013

  String orchestra and chamber music concerts for music clubs in UK (e.g. Goldfield Ensemble, London Concertante) Soloist in concerts in Ataturk Cultural Centre, Istanbul, St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Giles Cripplegate, London. Animateur/ music education work for Royal Ballet, Wigmore Hall and Spitalfields Festival. Private teaching practice (2002-2008). String orchestra and chamber music concerts for music clubs in UK (e.g. Goldfield Ensemble, London Concertante) Soloist in concerts in Ataturk Cultural Centre, Istanbul, St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Giles Cripplegate, London. Animateur/ music education work for Royal Ballet, Wigmore Hall and Spitalfields Festival. Private teaching practice (2002-2008).



House of Commons

• London, United Kingdom

• Researcher

  • Mar 1999 - Dec 1999

  MP's researcher for Culture, Media, Sport MP's researcher for Culture, Media, Sport