Zoë Martlew, cellist & music education expert
“The Apollo Music Project works. I had the good fortune to attend a workshop performance day in Hackney with several hundred children from local primary schools who had been systematically trained in the art of listening to classical music through demonstration and performance from live musicians. Players introduced the children to the sounds of each instrument, playing excerpts... Read More
Mary Igoe, Headteacher, Columbia Primary School
”’Working with Apollo Music Projects brings a new dimension to our pupils’ appreciation of music. For many of the children it is the first time they have experienced musicians playing classical music before their eyes. There is delight as the sound fills their own classroom and excitement when they attend a real concert at the Hackney Empire. The skills of careful... Read More
Armando Iannucci
“I’ve seen Apollo Music Projects up close in the school classroom and on stage in front of hundreds of school kids, and each occasion has brought out extraordinary depths of involvement, attention and enthusiasm from the children involved. The Project seems to draw out the full personality of the kids, and give them confidence to talk and laugh and be moved by music... Read More
Paul Broadhurst, Greater London Authority (Music)
“I would say that AMP really understand the potential which brilliantly performed, imaginatively presented, live music can have for school children. There is a lot more instrumental music making going on in primary schools these days, however opportunities are limited for listening at close quarters to music performed extremely well. The chance to hear and meet musicians... Read More
Rebecca Lindsay, Music Co-ordinator
“Our school has been very impressed with the impact that the Apollo Music Projects has had on the children’s learning. Not only have they been able to access the music curriculum in a lively and engaging manner, but they have also benefited in other areas of their education. Many of the students involved have found that listening to classical music had a calming affect on... Read More
Simon Harper, Teacher
“The Apollo music program has been a wonderful new experience in the classroom. Bringing music to life in front of the children has captured their imagination and held their concentration. Even children who have difficulty concentrating were completley absorbed. I see more interest from the children in taking up a musical instrument and classical music is now regularly played... Read More