Music Mark News
The latest developments in the music education sector
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…
Menuhin Competition 2016 opens for entries
The biennial Menuhin Competition comes to London in 2016, in partnership with Classic FM. And today, on what would have been the…
Partnership project to improve cultural education in London
Almost £1m is being directed towards partnership initiatives that will generate new sources of funding linked to improved cultural education outcomes for…
Fantastic performance opportunities for ambitious young choirs with Gabrieli Roar
Gabrieli have just announced the re-launch of their choral training scheme, Gabrieli Roar, an ambitious project aimed at exceptional teenage singers. Since 2010…
Barnet Education Arts Trust Concert at Royal Albert Hall to be streamed live tomorrow @ 7pm
The concert will commemorate the birthdays of St George and William Shakespeare and include performances from over 1500 young people. The concert…
Drake Music work with conductor James Rose on conducting baton
A blog posted by Gawain Hewitt, Associate National Manger: Research & Development stated “I’ve just had a meeting with James Rose where we were discussing…
Don’t Stop the Music campaign taken on by ISM and MIA
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) and Music Industries Association (MIA) have announced they will ‘work in association’ on the Don’t Stop…
Manifestos vary in commitment to the arts
All bar UKIP affirm the value of the arts and culture in society, but only The Greens commit to increased funding and…
ABRSM and Music Mark strengthen partnership to support music education
Schools across the country will benefit from School Membership, a new strand of Music Mark membership sponsored by ABRSM, which will support…
