Applications are now closed for Firebirds 2024 - 2025. Please contact us on firebird@aimpowers.org if you are interested in 2025-26 or in Fire Up! our introductory program to AIM.
Firebird Fellowship
The Firebird Fellowship is AIM's investment in teachers as the vital change agents for tackling inequality through music education.
What is the Firebird Fellowship?
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED FOR THE FIREBIRD FELLOWSHIP 2024-25!
44 teachers have been selected from pioneering music for social action programs, committing to a 15-month learning journey to become outstanding teachers. They do it together - they are the Firebird Fellowship.
In a combination of interactive online and in-person learning, Fellows delve into the fundamentals of teaching, guided by expert coaches and international artists and supported by a global community of peers.
Hear from our firebirds
Adriana Medina, 2022
Barrios Orquestados
Aglaya González, 2022
Reina Sofia School of Music
Ana Gabriela Landaeta Ruíz, 2022
Sinfonia por el Peru
Arapuá Martins de França, 2022
NEOJIBA
Bella Lordelo Ramos, 2022
NEOJIBA
Bryce Tempest, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Carlos Arrivillaga, 2022
Sinfonia por el Peru
Clara Marimon Climent, 2022
Reina Sofia School of Music
Daniela Marques do Brito, 2022
Orquestra Geração
Duván Andrés Aristizábal, 2022
Iberacademy
Erika Gómez Salinas, 2022
Sinfonia por el Peru
Jamily Diwlay Santos dos Anjos, 2022
NEOJIBA
Jeremy Watson, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Jessie O'Hara, 2022
Tocando Music Project
Jorge Mario Herrera, 2022
Iberacademy
Juan Gonçalves, 2022
Barrios Orquestados
Kamarachi Tonny, 2022
Brass for Africa
Liliana Pessoa Albino, 2022
Orquestra Geração
María José Prioló Guzmán, 2022
Iberacademy
Mariana Herwans Matias de Oliveira, 2022
NEOJIBA
Mariana Jacinto Santos, 2022
Orquestra Geração
Mwebe Julius, 2022
Brass for Africa
Pablo Silva, 2022
Teatro de Lago
Raphael de Souza Elias, 2022
NEOJIBA
Samuel David Palomino Kingjler, 2022
Reina Sofia School of Music
Santiago Preciado Restrepo, 2022
Iberacademy
Sara Abreu, 2022
Orquestra Geração
Sasha Sanchez, 2022
Iberacademy
Sebastian Ostertag, 2022
Sistema Toronto
Sekiranda Mouris, 2022
Brass for Africa
Sonia Cáceres, 2022
Orkidstra
Stefan Lazarevic, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Tania Cantallops, 2022
Barrios Orquestados
Timothy Egan, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Zabdiel Hernández Sánchez, 2022
Reina Sofia School of Music
Alejandro Giraldo, 2021
Iberacademy
Andre Camacho, 2021
NUCLEO
Andrés Mejía Rojas, 2021
Iberacademy
Anton Clarke-Butler, 2021
NUCLEO
Carola Christ, 2021
Christy Grace, 2021
BSO OrchKids
Daniel Bermúdez Tamayo, 2021
Iberacademy
Eleni Liora, 2021
El Sistema Greece
Felipe Muñoz, 2021
Iberacademy
Filipa Jordão, 2021
Orquestra Geração
Francis Gagliardi, 2021
El Sistema Greece
Giannis Ismirnioglou, 2021
El Sistema Greece
Hannes Schöggl, 2021
Superar Austria
Jacqueline Monteiro, 2021
Orquestra Geração
Kai Jack, 2021
Leyre Foltmann, 2021
Acción por la Música
Margarida Abrantes, 2021
Orquestra Geraçao
Mollie Westbrook, 2021
BSO OrchKids
Mookho Rankala, 2021
Natali Espinosa Herrera, 2021
Iberacademy
Oswin Carruido, 2021
Barış İçin Müzik
Pablo Parra, 2021
Accion por la Musica
Santiago Bernal Montaña, 2021
Iberacademy
Simge Günel, 2021
Barış İçin Müzik
Susana Rivero Cangas, 2021
Reina Sofia School of Music
Catherine Butler, 2022
Paterson Music Project
Nyombi Michael Feston, 2022
Brass for Africa
5 Pillars of Practice
5 Pillars of practice articulate key areas of growth that Firebird Fellows are looking to activate in their students. Not only do these pillars guide the Fellows’ approach to teaching, they also underpin AIM’s approach to training teachers, who need and deserve to experience the same transformational learning they want to bring to their music spaces.
Timeline and Milestones so far
Timeline
44 teachers from Music Programs around the world partner with AIM for the Firebird Fellowship
February 2024
2024 Firebird Fellows get started online
April 2024
Firebird Fellows in-person 2 week Residency 2024 in Lisbon
August 2024
Music Program leaders gather as a Leaders Circle
August 2024
Firebird Fellows begin their teaching and action research
September 2024
2025 Firebird Fellows start online
April 2025
Firebird Fellows graduate and pass the flame to the 2025 cohort
July 2025
Alumni Program starts for 2024 cohort
August 2025