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The latest developments in the music education sector
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…
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…
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…
General Election 2015: Which education MPs came up trumps?
Here is a full list of how our education MPs got on in the election: Nicky Morgan, education secretary, IN Morgan was…
MI Pro special focus on music education
MI Pro speak to some leading voices in music education to find out how brands and dealers can get involved with the sector and…
Apply to Making Music’s ‘Adopt a Composer’ project now
The Adopt a Composer scheme pairs amateur choirs, orchestras, and ensembles with a composer for one year. It is funded by the…
How do you memorise an entire symphony?
In a feat of musical memory, the Aurora Orchestra will perform Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony without printed scores at the BBC Proms 2015….
Song writing competition for UK schools, colleges & universities
A free competition for students to write songs for Fidel the musical about Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution is now launched…
Advocacy and pedagogy in secondary school singing
Music as a school subject, it so often seems, retains its apparently perilous position in the school largely as a result of…
Alfie Boe becomes patron of Blackburn with Darwen Music Education Hub
What does a celebrity patron bring to a charity? Famous names can generate a huge amount of interest for a charity, provided…
