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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Brassed off Treasury confirms orchestra tax break is for brass bands too
George Osborne has moved swiftly to avert accusations of snobbery in the tax system after the Treasury confirmed thta brass bands will…
Rhinegold TV launches with international artists: set to include full Expo sessions from mid-April
Rhinegold Publishing has launched Rhinegold TV, which will host content from events including the Music Education Expo and Rhinegold LIVE concert series – as well as…
This weekend saw the biggest Learn To Play Day to date
This year’s Learn To Play Day had its most successful year yet, with more venues taking part, and even more lessons given,…
Claim Your College coalition receives funding to make a College of Teaching a reality
The Claim Your College campaign has welcomed today’s announcement by the Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan and Schools Minister, David…
Five ways music makes you healthier!
Neuroscientists have discovered that listening to music heightens positive emotion through the reward centers of our brain, stimulating hits of dopamine that…
Julian Lloyd Webber is new principal of Birmingham Conservatoire
The news comes almost a year after Lloyd Webber was forced to retire from playing the cello because of a neck injury…
Bringing Back What Works in Education
March is Music in Our Schools Month, and the need for music education in schools couldn’t be greater. Many people assume music…
Full list of winners at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence
Outstanding achievements in the UK’s music education sector were celebrated at the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence on 12th March at the Barbican…
Sing for Pleasure announces Scholarship Programme for Young Conductors
Choral charity Sing for Pleasure has launched its third annual Young Conductors programme, which offers a year-long scholarship for the best aspiring…
