A passionate advocate for inclusive music making and using music as a conduit for positive outcomes, Kate has almost 20 years of experience in leading music in education settings and in the wider community.

Kate studied at the University of Glasgow for her Bachelor of music degree and the Royal Northern College of Music with the Manchester Metropolitan University for her PGCE, where she gained qualified teacher status. Kate has presented a variety of keynote addresses, panel discussions and workshops on inclusive music making at National and Regional conferences. She has also mentored and trained numerous trainee teachers and is a longstanding Associate Lecturer for Manchester Metropolitan University and The Royal Northern College of Music. Kate is currently the Head of Tameside Music Service; a team of 40 who teach approximately 7,000 young people a week. She is also the chair of the Wider Partnership Group for the Greater Manchester Music Education Hub working with numerous music organisations including Band on the Wall, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Brighter Sound.

In her spare time she is a keen reader and film fan – her favourite genre being folk horror – and also enjoys mountain biking in the Peak District where she calls home. 

Carolyn is the Concerts & Planning Manager at the BBC Concert Orchestra, managing the orchestra’s schedule and overseeing the production of high profile broadcast events, performances and international tours. 

After studying music at Nottingham University, Carolyn moved into media, working in children’s television and at Classic FM before joining the BBC. She is an alumni of the Oxford Cultural Leaders programme at Oxford University and is a mentor at the BBC.

Carolyn is passionate about live music and its power to transform lives and connect people.

Rachel Driscoll is a qualified solicitor and worked in private practice for 10 years, advising clients on a range of criminal, family and civil law matters. Rachel has a degree in Law and Criminology and she also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. Having moved from practising law to teaching law, Rachel is currently a University Lecturer and Programme and Student Lead and in her present role has overall responsibility for the running of the undergraduate law and criminology programmes. Rachel has a particular interest in active learning and it was this, along with her background as a musician, which led her to join Good Vibrations as a trustee in 2022.