Meet the Team

Our team are a close-knit crew who bring a wealth of expertise to North Tyneside Music—shaping activity, programme and improving opportunities and the musical lives of young people in North Tyneside.

We Are:

The Core North Tyneside Music Team

Jenny Williams

North tyneside music service lead

Jenny manages North Tyneside Music’s daily operations and guides its strategic vision to develop and enhance opportunities for all children and young people to engage with and thrive through music.

Elizabeth Johnston

School improvement adviser

Lizzie works with school settings across North Tyneside to shape and strengthen their music offer, from supporting curriculum development to creating exciting enrichment opportunities.

Brittany Farrow

Charlotte Law-Higgs

enrichment coordinator

Alex Lewis

primary schools' specialist
saturday morning music centre lead

Melanie Brian

business support officer

As Business Support Officer, Mel provides support to schools and the wider North Tyneside Music team, managing CPD, events and other core activity.

Our Commissioned Team

North Tyneside Music commissions a team of specialist freelance practitioners who work across our programme and support in our school settings. Key members of the team include:

Ashleigh Lowes

Young sounds uk connector & sounding out! lead

Phil Richardson

Emerging artists / music theory programme lead