Paul S. Farmer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Paul S. Farmer
Occupation	Music Pedagogue
Date Of Birth	Apr 16, 1950(1950-04-16)
Age	74
Birthplace	Woodford Green
Country	England
Horoscope	Aries

Paul S. Farmer Biography

Paul S. Farmer is one of the most popular and richest Music Pedagogue who was born on April 16, 1950 in Woodford Green, England. Paul Stephen Farmer MBE is a retired British educationalist who pioneered using pop songs in teaching music in the late 1970s and is believed as the first person to design a public examination in the UK solely based on pop music. He also wrote a number of books on music education and was a London head of a comprehensive school at the age of 33.

In 1997, the Chartered Management Institute admitted Farmer to membership as an Associate Fellow (FCMI) in recognition of his efforts in school management. In December 2012, he became the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and in June of the same year, the FRSA was named MBE by Queen Elizabeth II on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his services to the community of Suffolk.

Farmer was born in Woodford Green, Essex, the son of an examiner in HM Patent Office. After Woodford Green Preparatory School he won an LEA grant to Chigwell School, where he learnt to play the organ. He was accepted as an undergraduate by both the Royal College of Music and Royal Academy of Music and attended the former. There he gained the ARCM diploma and took the joint College and Academy graduate course (GRSM). He began his career as a secondary school music teacher and later studied part-time at London University’s Institute of Education, where he took both the Diploma and MA in Education.

In 1981, Farmer became the Deputy head of Dick Sheppard School, a mixed school located in Brixton known for its left-wing members in the staff of teachers. He was appointed Head Teacher at 33, and is described as being the inner London Education Authority’s (ILEA’s) youngest head. His four years as head were filled with drama (see the entry in WP for the school) and following his successful application for the position of headmaster at an additional school that year, in 1987, the head was succeeding by Philip Lawrence QGM, who was murdered in front of the gates of the school he was to lead during his subsequent headship.

Paul S. Farmer Net Worth

Paul S. Farmer is one of the richest Music Pedagogue from England. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paul S. Farmer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1974, following two years of teaching, Farmer was appointed Head of Music at Holland Park School, London where he pioneered his use of popular music in the teaching of music. He developed the first publicly-funded examination for pop music, a type of the III Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) that was first administered in the year 1976. The test was designed to inspire students in the fourth form students who didn’t want to take the standard music course, which included Angus Gaye (aka Drummie Zeb) who later went to form the reggae band Aswad.

In the course was the what was alleged as the first school book on pop music: Pop Workbook, co-written by Farmer and Tony Attwood and first published in 1978. The book’s popularity resulted in its reprinting in 1982 and 1979. Alongside Holland Park’s 4th/5thyear class in pop music Farmer developed similar, but larger courses for 11- to 14-year-olds that were later published under the name of Longman Music Topics. In 1979, the initial edition of the book by Farmer Music in the Comprehensive School was published, specifically written for educators and students in education. The book was followed by the publication of a second edition that was slightly bigger in 1984.

In 2003 Farmer was elected to St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Bury St Edmunds Town Council. He has served on St Edmundsbury’s cabinet, first as Arts & Culture portfolio holder, where he immediately got embroiled in the “dangerous” headstone controversy and closing the Manor House Museum. The latter action was deeply unpopular with many of his electors and a possible reason that he lost votes in the 2007 election, though still winning by a comfortable majority. From May 2007 he became responsible for finance. He was elected to Suffolk County Council in 2009 and after a spell as town, borough and county councillor resigned from the county council and reduced his borough council responsibilities in 2010 for health reasons. He was re-elected to the historic town centre ward of Abbeygate on both St Edmundsbury borough council and Bury St Edmunds town council in May 2011 with nearly 60% of the votes cast. In February 2015 he announced that he would not be seeking re-election in May 2015.

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Facts & Trivia

Paul Ranked on the list of most popular Music Pedagogue. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in England. Paul S. Farmer celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.

What caused Paul Farmer's death?

Farmer, 62, died Feb. 21 in Rwanda from an apparent cardiac event while sleeping.

What is Paul Farmer known for?

Farmer was the author of numerous books, including Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues (1999), Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (2003), and Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History (2020).

Where does Paul Farmer's wife live?

As Partners In Health has expanded its activities, Paul Farmer spends many of his days flying from country to country, monitoring new programs and raising funds for Partners In Health. The rest of the year, he lives in Boston with his wife, the Haitian-born anthropologist Didi Bertrand , and their three children.

How old is Paul Farmer?

62 years (1959–2022)

Is Paul Farmer still married?

He is survived by his wife, Didi Bertrand Farmer , and their three children.”