Climate Crisis
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…
What is Carbon Literacy?
The Music Mark team recently undertook Carbon Literacy training through the Carbon Literacy Project, which provided us with valuable time to understand…
Research Shorts: Launching research on environmental sustainability in UK music education
This week, I’m exploring research from a slightly different perspective, the research project is live, and you still have chance to be…
An Introduction to the Climate Crisis
Today, Earth Day 2024, marks the launch of Music Mark’s new campaign – This Is Not A Rehearsal. This campaign aims to…
Meet our This Is Not A Rehearsal Steering Group
This Is Not A Rehearsal is Music Mark’s newest campaign launching on Earth Day, 22nd April 2024. The campaign aims to raise…
