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Raising awareness around the importance of music education

Reports reveals that music tourism generated £280 million & 2081 jobs for Scotland last year

Wish You Were Here 2015 – A new report has revealed the vast contribution of music tourism to the local economy within…

17th Jun 2015

‘The compulsory Ebac is a question of conscience’

The recent government announcement that all pupils will be expected to enter and sit GCSE subjects for the English Baccalaureate (Ebac) has created…

16th Jun 2015

Stop “Defending” Music Education

Today I ran across one more xeroxed handout touting the test-taking benefits of music education, defending music as a great tool for…

15th Jun 2015

Music education key to raising literacy and numeracy standards

Is the answer to the complex issue of raising literacy and numeracy standards just about giving more “prime learning” time and emphasis…

15th Jun 2015

Arts Impact Fund: a radical new way of getting extra funding for the arts

Peter Bazalgette, chairman of Arts Council England, explains how extra funding could come from universities, social services and the NHS Arts Council…

11th Jun 2015

Ofsted must focus on how ‘well rounded’ pupils are and not just exam results, says CBI chief

Inspections should concentrate on whether schools are producing “well rounded young people” rather than just exam results, the head of Britain’s business…

11th Jun 2015

Should young people study the arts? – a Get Creative debate from the Hay Festival

Young people are often told to prioritise some subjects over others, to focus on getting a job and to think about the…

8th Jun 2015

‘To build character, schools must give their pupils a growth mindset and a rounded education in the arts’

The former star of TV hit ‘Tough Young Teachers’ picks apart the current vogue for promoting ‘character education’ The issue of building…

8th Jun 2015

Learning music educates mind and soul, but often falls to school budget cuts

Much evidence indicates the cognitive and learning improvements associated with children learning music yet availability to such life-changing lessons and programs is…

5th Jun 2015

Daniel Barenboim calls for ‘music once more to be taught in schools on a par with literature, mathematics or biology’

In his 2015 Edward W. Said London lecture at the Southbank Centre, Daniel Barenboim calls for ‘music once more to be taught…

5th Jun 2015

How music education helps children excel

Whether your child is the next Beyonce or more likely to sing her solos in the shower, she is bound to benefit…

1st Jun 2015

What if every child had access to music education from birth? – Anita Collins, TEDxCanberra

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Anita Collins shares how learning music influences…

26th May 2015

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