Ruth Wild

Ruth Wild (M.Ed.) has over 35 years’ experience of teaching and managing in hubs and local authority music services. Until March 2020 she was the Head of Instrumental and Vocal Learning at ArtForms, the lead organisation for the hub Leeds Music Education Partnerships. This role entailed observing, advising, and providing resources for instrumental teachers across all disciplines and from all musical backgrounds. Ruth has a Masters degree in Education, specialising in the social factors affecting motivation in instrumental pupils. She was on the strings working party of A Common Approach. Ruth is experienced in delivering training, having done so across England. This has been for instrumental and vocal teachers, for high school music leaders, and for the English Folk Dance and Song Society. She has led community orchestras in Yorkshire, played in folk rock and pop cover bands, and plays in ceilidh bands. This eclectic experience has given her great insight into how different music and musicians work, which informs her work as a music educator.