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

Background and education

Caizley was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He was raised on a council estate and attended a state-school[1]. Scott is the cousin of the former English footballer Kevin Caizley. 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"[2]. 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 Masters degree at the University of Cambridge where he was supervised by Professor Pamela Burnard before researching for his PhD at Kings College London with Dr Ruth Adams[3].

Career

Scott currently lives in Mayfair, London[4] and is founder and director of Bravo Maestros![5]. He is noted for his research on the inequalities within the classical music industry[6][7][8]. He has publicly commented on the lack of state-school students in UK music conservatoires[9] 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[10][11]. He remains one of the first people in the UK media to publicly advocate and research on the widening participation agendas of UK music conservatoires[12][13].

In 2022 he launched the 100 Maestros initiative which "recognises 100 classical musicians from diverse backgrounds each year"[14]. 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 and North America[15][16][17][18]. He currently serves as a Trustee for the UK charity Open Up Music and also as a Governor at The Courtyard School 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.

References

  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. ^ "Meet the pianist from a Leeds estate helping young classical musicians from working class backgrounds". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  3. ^ "Scott Caizley - Biography - Research Portal, King's College, London". kclpure.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  4. ^ "Scott Andrew CAIZLEY personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  5. ^ "Diversity in Classical Music". Bravo Maestros!. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  6. ^ "Meet the pianist from a Leeds estate helping young classical musicians from working class backgrounds". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  7. ^ "The 23-year-old fighting to open up classical music to poorer children". inews.co.uk. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  8. ^ "Pianist fights to take the class divide out of classical music". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  9. ^ "The Conservatoire Crisis: suggestions from Oxbridge". HEPI. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  10. ^ "UK royal schools of music exam board urged to address colonial legacy". The Guardian. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  11. ^ "ABRSM must include more black and BAME composers in exam syllabus, music leaders urge". Classic FM. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
  12. ^ Middlesex University (8 February 2022). "UK Classical Music Conference" (PDF). Classical Music Business (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "The Conservatoire Crisis: suggestions from Oxbridge". Music Industries Association. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  14. ^ "Bravo Maestros launches nominations for 100 Maestros initiative". Classical Music. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Comunian, Roberta. "SpringerBriefs in Regional Science The Economics of Talent". ouci.dntb.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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