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TŶ CERDD ONE-TO-ONE STAFF SURGERIES

Artists, composers and organisations are invited to book an online one-to-one chat with members of the Tŷ Cerdd team.


You might want to introduce yourself, get feedback on new work or ideas, explore funding options or get some advice in shaping a project or application. You might just want a general chat about your practice or be curious about how we can support you.


To help us make the most of our 40 minutes together, please feel free to think in advance about the topics or questions you’d like to explore. These sessions are intended for focused check-ins rather than mentoring, and because we’re a small team with limited capacity in our programme, we’re not able to use this time for project pitches. We're keen to get to know you and your practice, and support where we can with specific challenges, ideas, or areas where you feel guidance would be useful.


Meetings take place on Zoom with Freya, Jordan, Deborah, Ethan or Abby. (Information about each team member is available below.)


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Freya Dooley - Artist Development Manager
Freya is keen to talk to artists/composers of any genre, across Wales. She'd love to find out more about who you are and what you're working on.

Freya is particularly keen to chat if you've not worked with us before, have not had traditional music training, or have faced barriers to the sector and building a sustainable practice. As well as her work with Ty Cerdd, Freya is an artist and sound designer. She has worked with lots of different arts organisations in Wales over the last 15 years, and is also currently an Arts Council of Wales Creative Steps mentor.

You may want to chat with Freya about:

  • Your broader practice, or a particular idea

  • Artist development opportunities at Tŷ Cerdd - questions about access, elgibility, getting involved

  • Shaping a creative idea into a clear, fundable project

  • Advice around bid writing, artist statements, applications, and project descriptions

  • Your practice as a DIY, electronic or experimental artist

  • Navigating the sector when coming to music from outside traditional education or training routes

  • Navigating industry barriers

  • Exploring crossovers between visual art and music in your practice

  • Finding your way back to a creative practice after a break

  • Partnerships on Artist Development projects (organisations)

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Deborah Keyser - Director
Deborah is available for any kind of broad discussion around your work/practice as an artist or organisation. Particularly:

  • Funding strategy

  • Partnership development

  • Discussing your practice

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Ethan Davies - Publishing & Research Manager
Ethan is available to chat to musicians and researchers about the following topics:

  • Music notation, engraving/typesetting, creating parts from scores, etc.

  • Music notation software

  • Welsh music research - scores, books, journals, recordings, composers, etc

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Jordan Price Williams - Traditional Music Development Manager
Jordan is a Welsh traditional musician, a singer and cellist with the chamber folk trio VRï. Jordan is happy to discuss anything related to traditional music, developing project ideas and finding and securing funding.

  • Tŷ Cerdd funding opportunities for traditional music

  • Discussing your practice

  • Advice on bid writing with traditional music focus

  • How to shape a creative idea into a clear, fundable project

  • Writing music CVs, bios, artist statements, and project descriptions.

  • Developing projects around intangible heritage, oral history, and community music.

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Abby Charles - Head of Finance & Administration
Abby is available to discuss Tŷ Cerdd’s Lottery-funded schemes for organisations, covering:

  • Eligibility

  • Deciding which strand best fits your project

  • What makes a strong application

  • Questions about budgets

  • Clarity on the overall application process.

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