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The latest developments in the music education sector
BBC Ten Pieces announce details of new Secondary phase
Building on the success of BBC Music’s Ten Pieces for Primary, which has already engaged more than half of UK primary schools,…
Blog: Paul Pacifico: Reaching For The Stars – Do We Really Think Music Is Worth It?
There are two children sitting next to each other at a school desk. They are both 8 years old. They are asked…
Inspectors highlight Welsh primary schools’ strengths in the creative arts
Estyn has highlighted a number of primary schools across Wales that are leading the way in the creative arts and whose approaches…
Investigation into how musicians find creative inspiration at Cambridge
An investigation into how musicians find creative inspiration has identified four key ingredients needed for creative expression. It also shows that musicians…
David Lister – “Benedetti is right to say children should have classical music forced on them”
You will eat your greens, tidy your room, and listen to Beethoven’s violin concerto. Should listening to classical music be something that…
Live music sector improves access
There has been significant growth in the number of tickets sold to Deaf and disabled people with specific access needs at music…
Ofqual give the go ahead to AS and A Level Music Technology
Following a review, Ofqual have decided that they are sufficiently confident that content can be developed to meet their requirements in AS and…
LMN North West & North East looking for emerging musicians
LMN North West and LMN North East are looking for new musicians (soloists and bands) in Acoustic, Rock & Pop, Classical, Jazz,…
No big changes in DfE’s ministerial line-up as Nick Gibb is retained
Most teachers know the pattern by now: another election, another government, another new set of ministers, another round of new education initiatives…
“Teach your children music with a touch of pianissimo” – Can heavy handedness turn them off?
By Melanie Spanswick As any parent knows, it’s difficult to force a child to do anything. Eating sprouts. Doing homework. Keeping your…
Beatles songs & DJ scratching to be part of AQA Music GCSE
Teenagers are to be taught about the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album for the first time as part of a refreshed…
Seven things that a Conservative government will mean for schools
As the Conservatives look set to win a slim majority in the House of Commons today, we consider what their victory will…
