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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Perfect harmony: how singing in a choir can make us more ‘moral’
Children who sing in a choir, play in an orchestra or take to the stage are more likely to make good moral…
Why music lessons were the best thing your parents ever did for you
by Tom Barnes • February 17, 2015 If your parents ever submitted you to regular music lessons as a kid, you probably…
Arts education debated in BBC panel show
The importance of education in the battle against elitism in the arts was among the issues debated during the BBC’s Arts Question Time programme…
Music Makes You a Better Reader, Says Neuroscience
It’s known as the “musician’s advantage.” For decades, educators, scientists, and researchers have observed that students who pick up musical instruments tend…
RPS/ABO Salomon Prize awarded to John Cushing, former RSNO principal
Clarinettist John Cushing, who last year retired after a 35-year stint as principal clarinet of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, has been…
Simon Rattle is the seismic, creative shock UK classical music needs
Sir Simon Rattle’s return to Britain is a once-in-a-generation opportunity; not just for the London Symphony Orchestra, whose national significance and international…
Bob Chilcott – “commit proper funding to music education in schools and make it a core subject”
He wants to put 400 singers in a railway station, and he loves a bit of Barbra Streisand … composer and conductor…
‘Fidel the musical’ song-writing competition open to all UK schools, colleges & universities
Attention all MUSIC, English, History, Politics, and Spanish teachers Coming after Easter! An exciting and educational competition for the summer and/or autumn…
Innovative conference highlights music technology tips for SEN settings
Delegates from across the UK descended on the MAC Arts Centre, Birmingham recently for an innovative music technology conference organised by music charity…
