Climate Crisis
Creating outdoor, multi-sensory spaces at Sounds Wild
Sounds Wild is a unique outdoor, multi-sensory exploration for Learning Disabled people of all ages. Jo Colton, Director of Programmes at Soundabout,…
Musical Connections: How music can connect children to their environment
This blog is a condensed version of Chapter 12 (part 2) of Teaching Climate Change and Sustainability in the Primary Curriculum edited…
Beyond the Trees: Community Responses to Climate Change
‘Rathdrum: Beyond the Trees’ is a project taking place in Rathdrum, a rural village in County Wicklow, Ireland, involving 90 children from…
Integrating Climate Education into the Music Curriculum
Music education provides an ideal opportunity for integrating climate education into the curriculum. We’ve teamed up with The National College to make…
pBone Music: Making plastic instruments carbon-neutral
As part of our exploration into the sustainability of musical instruments, we spoke to pBone Music to find out how their plastic…
Bucket Beats XL: breaking world records with recycled materials
On 29th June 2023, Norfolk Music Hub, in partnership with the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association hosted an inspirational event called Bucket Beats…
Instrument Sustainability and Repairs
The UK music industry is responsible for approximately 540,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year (The Environmental Sustainability of Music Industries, 2020)….
Take part in our research on sustainability practices
Music Mark has commissioned a research project to understand what work is already taking place across hubs and services concerning environmental sustainability….
ReTune, Reuse, Recycle: Instrument Recycling for Music Hubs
As part of our This Is Not A Rehearsal campaign to encourage action around the climate crisis in the music education sector,…
What’s a climate action plan, and why do you need one?
What is a Climate Action Plan? The Department for Education defines a ‘climate action plan’ as ‘a detailed plan to enable your…
Research Shorts: Climate-conscious popular music education
This week, as our This Is Not A Rehearsal campaign continues, I’m excited to be talking to Dr. Linus Eusterbrock about his…
Monitoring your carbon footprint
Calculating your organisation’s carbon footprint is an important way to facilitate meaningful decisions about how you adapt your working practices to have…
