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Scott Caizley

Scott Caizley FRSA (born September 1993) is a British music educator, pianist and academic.

Scott Caizley
Born
Scott Andrew Caizley

(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 30)
Leeds, West Yorkshire
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
University College London
King's College London
Occupation(s)Music Educator
Pianist
Researcher

Background and education edit

Caizley was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He was raised on a council estate and attended a state-school.[1][2][3] In an interview, Scott said he has dedicated his life to ensuring young people from similar backgrounds to himself "face less obstacles when accessing quality music education".[4] Scott completed his undergraduate degree at UCL where he graduated with a first-class honours degree whilst supervised by Professor Claire Maxwell. After UCL, Scott pursued his master's degree at the University of Cambridge[5] where he was supervised by Professor Pamela Burnard before researching for his PhD at King's College London with Dr Ruth Adams.[6] He is also the cousin of English footballer Kevin Caizley.

Career edit

Scott currently lives in London and is founder and director of Bravo Maestros.[7] He is noted for his research on the inequalities within the classical music industry.[8][9][10][11] He has publicly commented on the lack of state-school students in UK music conservatoires[12] and links his arguments to the wider class issues in the classical music sector. In 2020, Scott's research on the lack of racial diversity in UK music conservatoires and the ABRSM was featured in the media.[13][14][15] He remains the first person in the UK media to publicly advocate and research on the widening participation agendas of UK music conservatoires for state-schooled students.[16][17][18]

In 2022 he launched the 100 Maestros initiative which "recognises 100 classical musicians from diverse backgrounds each year".[19] He was named the 'Leeds Piano Man' by the Yorkshire Evening Post in 2018 and has had his work on music education referenced in research across Europe, Australia and North America.[20][21][22][23] In 2019, Scott appeared on the BBC Two topical comedy show The Ranganation.[24] He currently serves as a Trustee for the UK charity Open Up Music[25] and also as a Governor at The Courtyard School[26][27] in Islington. In the 2022 London local elections he was a candidate for the Liberal Democrats for the Bayswater area in the 2022 Westminster City Council election.[28]

References edit

  1. ^ "The 23-year-old fighting to open up classical music to poorer children". inews.co.uk. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  2. ^ "A young working-class pianist fights the British system". Slipped Disc. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ^ "_The Big 'C' Word - Class and Classical Music : precarioustexts.com". precarioustexts.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. ^ "Meet the pianist from a Leeds estate helping young classical musicians from working class backgrounds". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  5. ^ "Homerton College Annual Review 2019 by Homerton College - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  6. ^ "Scott Caizley - Biography - Research Portal, King's College, London". kclpure.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  7. ^ "Diversity in Classical Music". Bravo Maestros!. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  8. ^ "Meet the pianist from a Leeds estate helping young classical musicians from working class backgrounds". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  9. ^ "The 23-year-old fighting to open up classical music to poorer children". inews.co.uk. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  10. ^ "Pianist fights to take the class divide out of classical music". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  11. ^ Kapital, Urban (2020-07-17). "UK royal schools of music exam board must address the colonial legacy". Urban Kapital News. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  12. ^ "The Conservatoire Crisis: suggestions from Oxbridge". HEPI. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  13. ^ "UK royal schools of music exam board urged to address colonial legacy". The Guardian. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  14. ^ "ABRSM must include more black and BAME composers in exam syllabus, music leaders urge". Classic FM. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  15. ^ Holder, Nate (2020-07-16). "On the ABRSM and the legacy of Colonialism". Nate Holder Music. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  16. ^ Middlesex University (8 February 2022). "UK Classical Music Conference" (PDF). Classical Music Business. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  17. ^ "The Conservatoire Crisis: suggestions from Oxbridge". Music Industries Association. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  18. ^ Kapital, Urban (2020-07-17). "UK royal schools of music exam board must address the colonial legacy". Urban Kapital News. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  19. ^ "Bravo Maestros launches nominations for 100 Maestros initiative". Classical Music. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  20. ^ Rivas, Javier; Sparey, Rhys; Davies, Jonathan; Gleason-Mercier, Caroline; Hughes, Sarah; Knights, Susannah; Cavett, Esther (2021-11-01). "Voices from Southwark: Reflections on a collaborative music teaching project in London in the age of COVID-19". International Journal of Community Music. 14 (2–3): 169–189. doi:10.1386/ijcm_00043_1. S2CID 246416371.
  21. ^ Rivas, Javier (2021-01-02). "A view from below: some thoughts on musicology and EDI work as acts of care". Ethnomusicology Forum. 30 (1): 63–81. doi:10.1080/17411912.2021.1938624. ISSN 1741-1912. S2CID 236163220.
  22. ^ Adams, Olivia (2021-05-20). She's Still Sounding: Working Towards Inclusion of Gender, Race, and Intersectionality in Piano Curriculum (Thesis thesis). Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa.
  23. ^ Comunian, Roberta. "SpringerBriefs in Regional Science The Economics of Talent". ouci.dntb.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  24. ^ "BBC Two - The Ranganation". BBC. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  25. ^ "Patrons and Trustees". Open Up Music. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  26. ^ "St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  27. ^ "Governors - The Courtyard - St Mary Magdalene Academy". smmathecourtyard.org. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  28. ^ "Westminster local election: The 9 candidates in Bayswater". Who Can I Vote For? by Democracy Club. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
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