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Make Music Day 2019 launched
LAUNCHING MAKE MUSIC DAY UK, 21 JUNE 2019, UK’s BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY MUSIC EVENT WITH EXPECTED 1,600 FREE PERFORMANCES AND AUDIENCE OVER 300,000+ Make…
YolanDa Brown and James Drake announce new music prize for emerging young artists
YolanDa Brown and James Drake announce a new music prize The Drake YolanDa Award for emerging young artists Key dates: Applications now…
Take part in the Duet Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Project 2019
An opportunity has arisen for young musicians to take part in the Duet Philharmonic Orchestra concert at the Royal Festival Hall on…
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offers new Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is to consolidate its position as a centre of performing arts education with the introduction of a…
Music Mark and ISM respond to falling provision of music education in secondary schools
Recent reports published by the University of Sussex and the Musicians’ Union have shone a spotlight on the provision of music education…
New Research suggests Music Activities can Support Young Parents Leaving Care
Young parents who are leaving the care of Local Authority Children’s Services can be supported by musical activities, soundLINCS’ new evidence suggests….
Youth Music Theatre UK launches new music theatre award
The New Music Theatre Award 2019 is aimed at supporting high-quality, emerging writers and composers; the award is part of a programme…
soundLINCS launch new music resource for the deaf and hearing impaired
Music for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired: soundLINCS Launches Good Vibrations Toolkit The Good Vibrations Toolkit is a new music resource for…
When disability meets possibility – An exclusive review of the OHMI conference
OHMI’s 2018 Conference and Awards, a major conference exploring the barriers to music-making faced by people with physical disabilities, took place this past…
What does leadership mean to you?
Rosie Saxton, our Membership and Events Administrator, took part in the Music Mark Leadership Development Programme earlier this year. But what did…
Teachers can continue to access KS3 resources from Music Excellence London
From 2015 to 2017, Music Excellence London ran as a dynamic network of classroom music teachers, music education hubs, cultural organisations, and…
University of Sussex carry out survey of music over time in secondary schools
A message from Duncan Mackrill, Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex. In 2016, the School of Education and Social…
