Join us for our next biennial conference on

Monday 2 November 2015

at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London

The conference will challenge existing pedagogical practices and propose innovative methods of nurturing excellence among young dancers and musicians.

Leading educators and researchers will offer presentations, provocations, lectures and breakout sessions on Models of Teaching in Music and Dance, Formalising the Informal, Stress and Anxiety, and Self-Awareness. The event will conclude with evening dance and music performances and a reception.

Keynote address by Professor Roger Kneebone. Other speakers include Dr Terry Clark, Antony Dowson, Prof Jane Ginsborg, Dr Naomi Lefebvre Sell, Naomi Norton, Dr Emma Redding, Dr Gareth Dylan Smith, Penny Stirling, Paul Wilson and Dr Charlotte Woodcock.

Delegate passes are priced at £75.00 including lunch and we offer discounted student passes at £30.00 (limited availability). Spaces are limited and advance booking is essential.  The booking deadline is Friday 23 October 2015.

Extensive free resources are also available from the Foundations for Excellence website, covering a wide range of topics, from Managing Performance Anxiety to Exercise for Musicians and much in between.