you ve started your own foundation and your own teaching projects, haven t you? yes. so, the benedetti foundation was begun in 2019, which seems very recently, but we ve done a lot of work since then. so, we put on these sort of mass workshops which has every single level from real beginners to teachers who have been teaching for 20 years and tried to kind of bring that sense of collective celebration of music, participation and appreciation. nice and gently, and slowly. for us, it sjust a continuous sort of readdressing of how can we revolutionise what music education actually looks like to make it as visceral and impactfuland and and relevant as possible? but at the same time, really upholding the incredible traditions of instrumental music and music in education that s been in this country. music plays
yes. so, the benedetti foundation was begun in 2019, which seems very recently, but we ve done a lot of work since then. so, we put on these sort of mass workshops which has every single level from real beginners to teachers who have been teaching for 20 years and tried to kind of bring that sense of collective celebration of music, participation and appreciation. nice and gently, and slowly. for us, it sjust a continuous sort of readdressing of how can we revolutionise what music education actually looks like to make it as visceral and impactfuland and and relevant as possible? but at the same time, really upholding the incredible traditions of instrumental music and music in education that s been in this country.
of your musical time is spent in musical education and taking the community benefits of music to those from less privileged backgrounds. as wynton marsalis has done, as well. was he an influence in that aspect of your career, do you think? well, it s interesting because i actually started doing things like that before meeting him, a couple of years before meeting him. but you saw him as a kindred spirit? absolutely. it was more that a kindred spirit. he will always say to me, don t wait. a lot of people just take care of themselves and their career until a certain point and then, start the giving back. don t wait. do these things whilst you re young. you have the relatability for those young musicians and you have good ideas at this age. just do it. you ve started your own foundation and your own teaching projects, haven t you? yes. so, the benedetti foundation was begun in 2019, which seems very recently, but we ve done a lot of work since then. so, we put on these sort of
foundation and your own teaching projects, haven t you? yes. so, the benedetti foundation was begun in 2019, which seems very recently, but we ve done a lot of work since then. so, we put on these sort of mass workshops which has every single level from real beginners to teachers who have been teaching for 20 years and tried to kind of bring that sense of collective celebration of music, participation and appreciation. nice and gently, and slowly. for us, it sjust a continuous sort of readdressing of how can we revolutionise what music education actually looks like to make it as visceral and impactfuland and and relevant as possible? but at the same time, really upholding the incredible traditions of instrumental music and music in education that s been in this country.