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Destinies – a model of creative exchange from Orchestras Live
National producer Orchestras Live in partnership with Derbyshire Virtual School, Sinfonia Viva and Ava Hunt Theatre have being adapting their project Destinies during the unprecedented lockdown; a…
Exciting New Music Opportunity Will Hit The Right Note With Young Players In Scotland
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and St Mary’s Music School are delighted to announce the launch of SCO Youth Academy. Developed in partnership…
Warwick Music Publishing; free digital sheet music
Musicians across the world are still making music thanks to over 6,000 free pieces of British music. The move comes from Queen’s…
DRILLOSOPHY for Mental Health Awareness Week
Episode 2 of Drillosophy is out in time for Mental Health Awareness Week, it focuses on ‘catharsis’ and rap lyricism as a…
Drillosophy with Ciaran Thapar and Reveal
Music education charity Roadworks have partnered with Mixtape Madness to launch Drillosophy. Drillosophy is a response to the COVID-19 lockdown, giving young…
Subject associations respond to surge in demand for home learning support
Subject associations are experiencing a surge in demand for practical resources to support home learning as schools close to all but the…
Creating Music at Home from Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group has launched Creating Music at Home, two sets of fun digital resources to encourage children to create music in…
Music Publishers Association set to discover the next generation of film-music composers with ‘My Music in the Movies’ sync talent competition for 11-18 year olds
Ever wanted to hear your music in a film or TV show? Ever wondered how this could be possible? During these unsettling…
Eilidh’s Trust Seeks Advice to Design Support Scheme for Youth Music Education During COVID-19
The Eilidh MacLeod Memorial Trust is calling for guidance and advice to create a bespoke support scheme for youth music education across…
Ofqual’s examination guidance
The Secretary of State for Education announced the 2020 exam series would be cancelled to help fight the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19),…
Zoom and Online Safeguarding in the age of Cornavirus COVID-19
As the UK lockdown continues, the education community is increasingly required to develop their online offer. The platform Zoom is being widely…
The Commonwealth Resounds launch The Commonwealth Coronavirus Composition Challenge
This exciting new competition has been created to help young people around the world whose schools have closed to compose music which…
