About Victoria Jaquiss
Born in Liverpool, and left too soon
Learnt piano as child
Russian graduate, Liverpool
Worked for Commission for Racial Equality Blackburn.
PGSE in English/Drama, Leeds
Various indie, mostly all-female bands in 1980s Leeds as bass player and singer-songwriter
Met steelpans through Section 11 money, Foxwood School
Head of PSE, Head of Music. head of Expressive Arts faculty, Chair of Equal Ops Committee, School
Devised Foxwood Songsheets, an imprecise system of notation for all tuned instruments especially tuned percussion 1985-90
Joined Leeds Music Service , teaching 1. Steelpans and 2. music to children with challenging behaviour in Special Schools
Taught and played Hallelujah Chorus for Geraldine Connor's Carnival Messiah and led band at Leeds Playhouse 1999 and 2002.
Published Foxwood Sonsheets, offered and accepted FRSA 2002 ish
Helped to set up pan tuition for Gwent Music Service, York MS, Manchester Grammar, Halifax Trinity, Lille Conservatoire and other services and schools
Played Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield and other local carnivals as band leader, and played London Carnival as part of marching band, Nostalgia
Co-wrote "Including Music in the Curriculum: music 2004
Rewrote it as "Addressing SEND in the Curriculum" 2017 ish
Bandleader for Foxwood Steel Bandits, established 1985
Band leader for Leeds Silver Steel Sparrows (youth band established 2000) - won Music For Youth World Music Award 2009 and played Royal Albert Hall. Also bandleader for Huddersfield Legacy Steel and a Mean Steel (community band),
Regularly do community workshops, mostly local to Leeds, and summer school for Suzuki Society, also presentations on classroom management, amd whole class teaching
Presently combining PT teaching with gigging and campaigning for music education for all, anti-racism, and the rest, using Foxwood Steel Bandits to support TUC, NEU, NHS etc at rallies.
Member of MU Education Committee for over 10 years, amd presently campaigning for music lessons in schools to be for everyone, not just talented individuals, or future musicians or music industry workers
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