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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Royal College of Music development gets green light
The £25 million project will create new performance spaces, recording facilities and practice rooms, and will be funded through a mixture of…
Tim Hallas and BBC Ten Pieces
Our series of posts about the BBC Ten Pieces Secondary project has seen us interview David Ashworth, Anna Gower and Richard Rainwaring. Today,…
A Window to the World – Video on importance of arts & creativity in education
A window to the world is a small film made by teachers at The St Marylebone CE School about the importance of…
ACE to support 50 new cultural education partnerships
Arts Council England (ACE) is calling for sector leaders across the arts, education and local government to start sharing resources to ensure…
Richard Mainwaring and BBC Ten Pieces
Continuing our series of interviews with Ten Pieces contributors, is Richard Mainwaring, who created resources for both Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries…
“Creative artists have ‘moral responsibility’ to become school governors” – Darren Henley
People who work in the arts have a “moral responsibility” to become school governors, the new chief executive of Arts Council England…
Music for Youth Regional Festival Series 2016 – Registration now open!
Join 40,000 Young Musicians in the world’s largest youth music festival. The Regional Festival Series 2016 is now open for entries! Made…
Study shows the development benefits of jamming with toddlers
Playing music with toddlers could benefit their development even more than shared reading, according to University of Queensland research. A UQ-led study…
Mayor’s Music Fund announces new scholars and partnership projects
The Mayor’s Music Fund has unveiled its latest scholarships and its planned partnership projects for 2015/16. During an event at London’s City Hall last…
