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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Students’ active engagement in music classes leads to brain gains, study finds
Brain researchers are finding increasing evidence that music is a powerful learning tool. A new study out Tuesday concludes students highly engaged…
Stereophonics’ Kelly Jones slams cuts to music services
Stereophonics’ frontman Kelly Jones has hit out at plans to scrap music services for children in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The Cwmaman singer…
Arts Education Matters: We Know, We Measured It
Though the arts receive relatively little attention from policymakers and school leaders, exposing young people to art and culture can have a…
Music Mark’s response to the Ofsted consultation
We have submitted a response on behalf of our membership to Ofsted’s ‘Better inspection for all’ consultation. A copy of the response is available to…
James Rhodes Interview with MIPro on how retailers can help the education sector
Classical pianist and host of Channel 4’s TV hit ‘Don’t Stop the Music’, James Rhodes, sits down with Daniel Gumble to discuss his ongoing…
Did James Rhodes save music education?
Television campaigns are a great way of launching arts projects, but what happens when the cameras stop rolling? Charlotte Gardner investigates the…
How music education influenced Google CEO Larry Page
The importance of timing in music has come to define the Google CEO’s approach to his company’s products. Steve Jobs, the late…
“Music lessons promise life lived in song” – The benefits of studying music
With timid strokes, Alix Hilburn, 9, filled a mostly empty classroom with the familiar strains of “Go, Tell Aunt Rhody” on her…
Children have been let down over music, say leading musicians
The Government has broken its promise to give every child in Britain the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, according to leading…
