12. Employability Skills within an Inclusive Undergraduate and Postgraduate Performance Curriculum in the UK

Abstract

This chapter illustrates two parallel artistic research pedagogic projects, led by the author at Kingston University, Taking Race Live and the Inclusive Curriculum Framework, which aimed to integrate employability skills into the music curriculum of both undergraduate and postgraduate music students, while at the same time, working to develop an inclusive curriculum. Exploring work over the last decade, this chapter asks: how can we embed employability skills alongside performance technique, aesthetic understanding and analytical ability? How can these embedded skills be developed in an authentic manner to support students’ learning? What might an inclusive performance curriculum look like?