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The latest developments in the music education sector
ACE to support 50 new cultural education partnerships
Arts Council England (ACE) is calling for sector leaders across the arts, education and local government to start sharing resources to ensure…
Richard Mainwaring and BBC Ten Pieces
Continuing our series of interviews with Ten Pieces contributors, is Richard Mainwaring, who created resources for both Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries…
Music for Youth Regional Festival Series 2016 – Registration now open!
Join 40,000 Young Musicians in the world’s largest youth music festival. The Regional Festival Series 2016 is now open for entries! Made…
Mayor’s Music Fund announces new scholars and partnership projects
The Mayor’s Music Fund has unveiled its latest scholarships and its planned partnership projects for 2015/16. During an event at London’s City Hall last…
Violin star Nicola Benedetti’s top tips for young players
Acclaimed violinist Nicola Benedetti, sold out the Royal Albert Hall in September and at just 28, is probably the performer young classical…
Laura Crocker – Music SLE
Continuing our series of interviews with Music SLEs (Specialist Leaders of Education) is Laura Crocker of Elmhurst Primary, who has given us…
Anna Gower and BBC Ten Pieces
This is the second in a series of posts where we interview the teachers who contributed to the classroom resources for BBC…
Extra incentive for graduates to become teachers in ‘key subjects’
The Government is increasing tax-free bursaries to encourage graduates to begin teacher training in “key subjects”, including maths, physics, chemistry, computing or…
Sir Anthony Seldon: Private schools lead the way in ‘teamwork, empathy and grit’
Independent school pupils are “dominant across society” not because of their academic achievements but because of their “grounding in soft skills”, Sir…
Stick with making music, singer Nathan Sykes tells pupils
A 22-YEAR-OLD singer songwriter who performed in one of the borough’s schools this week is urging young people to stay passionate about…
David Ashworth and BBC Ten Pieces
As the BBC launches Ten Pieces II, a classical music initiative aimed at secondary schools, the Music Mark Blog is taking the…
Behind the scenes at the Royal College of Music
Edmond Terakopian is used to covering hard news, chasing the latest political story, reacting to events and capturing the moment through his…
