Higher Education
Resources to support music education within higher education provision
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Doctoral research undertaken by Luan Shaw, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, part of Birmingham City University. Amongst the research participants were senior leaders from 66 Music Education Hubs.
Recordings and resources from our online sessions curated by Nate Holder of Why Music, exploring rap, hip hop, blues, steel pan, grime, jazz and much more.
Susan Hallam and Evangelos Himonides, authors of The Power of Music: An Exploration of the Evidence, present their research.
This directory has been produced to allow anyone seeking a further education or higher education music course in the UK or Ireland to locate, contact and compare education centres running those courses in their region.
Music Mark has worked alongside independent Music Education consultant Gary Griffiths to compile COVID-19 related guidance so you can make music safely in and out of school.
We have reviewed academic studies, and consulted our Members, the Music Teachers’ Association, the Music Industries Association, the Incorporated Society of Musicians and the Musicians’ Union, as well as individual sector experts, headteachers and teachers.
The latest information available on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Music Mark’s 2019 Conference took place in Cutlers’ Hall, Sheffield exploring the theme, ‘Play the Bigger Game’.
Launched in July 2018 as part of AccessHE Week 2018, the AccessHE Creative HE Apply Guide offers information and support for learners interested in applying to creative HE courses who are otherwise discouraged from pursuing their passions for the Creative Arts.
Led by RNCM tutor Mark Heron, this course provides participants with hands-on practical experience in a variety of genres. Thanks to partnerships with the Hallé Youth Orchestra and Derby and Derbyshire Music Partnership, the practical work takes place in front of young musicians of the same age group as they encounter in their work.
Compelling evidence for the benefits of music education are revealed in a new research review by internationally renowned Professor Susan Hallam MBE, UCL Institute of Education.
