News
Updates from the UK's music education sector
How education can shift climate anxiety into action
Dr Rachel Manning is the Head of Transform Our World, a community of educators empowering students to take action, at environmental charity…
Research Shorts: ‘Joining alone’ Factors that influence the musical participation of young adults after leaving school
This week I’m talking to Emma White and Professor Stephanie Pitts about their work exploring what happens to young people and their…
Embedding EDI into our 2024 Annual Conference
Here at Music Mark, we are always working to ensure that equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) remain the golden thread throughout all…
Research Shorts: Rethinking ‘musical excellence’ from a decolonial perspective
This week I spoke to Professor David G. Hebert about a collaborative research article, ‘Rethinking ‘musical excellence’ from a decolonial perspective: Disruptive…
Opportunities for Digital Innovation with the Capital Grant
Nick Howdle, Leader of Wiltshire Music Connect and member of the Digital Innovation in Music Education (DIME) Alliance, shares his thoughts on…
Research Shorts: Working Together Well – Amplifying Group Agency and Motivation in Higher Music Education
This week I’m talking to Jacob Thompson-Bell at the University of Lincoln about his research in supportive group work in higher music…
Bridget's Blog
Updates from Music Mark's Chief Executive, Bridget Whyte
Bridget’s Blog: And that’s a wrap!
We’ve barely packed away the banners and lanyards and we’ve already had a team meeting to talk about the 2025 Music Mark…
Bridget’s Blog: Countdown to Conference!
I’ve always loved autumn, and since 2017 one of the reasons has been because November means the Music Mark Annual Conference! Even…
Bridget’s Blog: New year, new beginnings
I say it every September, but the new academic year always seems more of a fresh start for me than the other…
Bridget’s Blog: Are we nearly there yet?
As we head towards the summer holidays I have to say it’s been quite a year! It’s been packed full of twists…
Bridget’s Blog: Advocating through diversity and commonality
Music Mark is proud to be the UK Association for Music Education and to support our members across the UK. Our training,…
Bridget’s Blog: All Change!
We can all be creatures of habit, can’t we? I have to admit that even though the Music Mark staff team have…
