Sector News
YolanDa Brown appointed Chair of the BPI
The BPI – the representative voice for independent and major record labels across the UK – is delighted to announce that its new Chair is…
Germany’s Instrument of the Year 2022 – The Drum Kit
Every year, the German state music councils choose one “Instrument of the Year”. In 2021 the organ was celebrated, and this year…
Learn to Play ’22 – Creating more music makers
Music for All’s flagship event Learn to Play will take place this year on 8 & 9 October. After consulting 2021 venues, this…
Music Mark supports the sector as the refreshed National Plan for Music Education is released
The much-anticipated refreshed National Plan for Music Education has launched, titled ‘The Power of Music to Change Lives’. Music Mark is maintaining…
Every Copy Counts launches Annual CopyCat Challenge
Taking place this week (20 – 24 June) across the country, the CopyCat Challenge is an online, end-of-term initiative designed to encourage…
Breathing World: new youth composer competition launched
Following the global success of Wildlife Artist of the Year, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF) has launched a new nationwide competition…
Voices Foundation wins quarter of a million-pound grant
Voices Foundation has recieved their largest grant in the 29-year history of the organisation. £257,000 over three years from the Paul Hamlyn…
Musicians of Change: Teacher Training With a Difference
Who are the Musicians of Change? Launched in 2019, the Musicians of Change (PGCEi) provided by Music Masters is a unique year-long…
National Plan for Music Education Released in Wales
‘We can be proud that our communities across Wales have long produced music renowned across the world’ – Minister for Education and…
How are we putting Talk into Action?
Social justice and musicianship have long been intertwined as recent research from the University of Glasgow confirms. As a sector Equity, Diversity…
200 tracks and lesson plans free to download including Mozart, Queen, Aretha Franklin & many more…
Queen’s I Want to Break Free, Think by Aretha Franklin and Rag ’n’ Bone Man’s Human are to join favourites by Mozart…
New social prescribing resources launched to harness the health benefits of singing and playing with others
Making Music, the UK’s membership organisation for leisure-time music, and Singing for Health Network announce the launch of free downloadable guides on…
