Music Education Consultant

Exciting project for 2024

Forging Ahead 2024. An exciting project led by Shropshire Music Service and funded by Arts Council England for 2024. This is a multi-artform year-long project involving 3 primary schools in Broseley, Shropshire. The projects focus is on the area's Industrail Revolution and particularly the Coalport Ferry Disaster of 1799. Karen is the composer for 2 original songs for KS1/2.
Bespoke commissions

Are you starting a new project? Expanding your business? Rethinking your business? Karen writes bespoke music for many projects, not just music education. Commercial, private bespoke commissions contact Karen. Click here for more information.
Education Consultant

Looking for a specialist Music Educational Consultant? Karen can provide advice on content reflecting the requirements of the Model Music Curriculum and the National Plan for Music. If you need a music education consultant for your company or project then please click here to get in touch.
Shropshire Music Education Hub

Karen Kirkland Music is a partner of the Shropshire Music Education Hub. SMEH is a group of organisations, led by lead partner Shropshire Music Service, whose collective aim is to promote and facilitate high quality musical learning and experiences throughout the county of Shropshire.

The Forging Ahead music and performance Project is working with three schools in Shropshire, Broseley C of E Primary School, John Wilkinson Primary and Barrow 1618 Primary School. The children will be taking part in music, storytelling, dance and drama activities, led by an amazing group of local musicians and art practitioners. Karen has composed two new songs. "Still the River Flows" is based on the Coalport Ferry Disaster of 1799, based on research by local historian Robert Herrick. "Broseley the Dragon" is based on the pattern of the same name, still used today on Coalport china.