One of the missions of plainsightSOUND is to rediscover and highlight the long history of contributions that people of African descent have made to classical music performance and study in Britain. This timeline details just a few of those figures.
This Black History resource reflects on music-making among enslaved people in former British colonies in the Southern US and Caribbean. Video, audio files and supporting PDF are all free to download, and designed for secondary educators.
A downloadable calendar featuring 31 black composers with link to Spotify playlist.
Our Music Education Hub Support Programme 2021/2022 offered an enhanced variety of training and resources to help support the development of Music Education Hubs through two programmes – Underpinning Hubs for the Future and the Workforce Development Programme. Find out more about the programme with links to useful resources included.
A case for the removal of cisgendered expectations in Western classical singing, and the creation of trans-positive singing spaces.
MusicNet-EAST Changing Tunes year 1 delivery partners present their projects to the National Music Services Working Group on Inclusion.
Find the latest Music Mark consultation as well as research from Sussex University and Ofsted presented at the Music Mark Annual Conference 2018.
This qualitative action research project by Nottingham Trent University explores the contribution of music intervention programmes for children in challenging circumstances, and specifically those working with a Youth Justice Intervention Team. The full report and embedded toolkit evidence the successes and challenges of providing music intervention programmes in a Youth Justice context.
Free online video, with step-by-step instruction on teaching an exciting taiko composition.
An independent review of music education in schools commissioned by the Paul Hamlin Foundation. The review looked at challenges in music teaching and work being undertaken to improve practice.
