This briefing introduces two different aspects of youth voice in instrumental music education: ‘musical voice’ and learner voice’. It is aimed at music teachers and anyone else involved in instrumental music teaching and learning, with a particular focus on classical music.
The groundbreaking Over The Digital Horizon project from Wiltshire Music Connect provides a series of inspirational resources and webinars which explore how digital technology can transform access to musical opportunities. Following the closure of Wiltshire Music Connect, the Over the Digital Horizon content is now available to acccess here on the Music Mark website.
This report is a literature review, thematic analysis of interviews and collection of case studies and considers the challenging lives of refugee children whilst highlighting the impact of singing and music-making and makes recommendations.
Take a look at our annual review for the academic year 2023/24 to find out how we have been supporting our members and the wider music education sector, and how we plan to continue to support, connect and influence in the future.
This article, written by Chris Philpott, considers ways to decolonise the school music curriculum in a holistic way, and looks beyond ‘adding more’ to the curriculum to challenging the underpinning values.
Our databases encourage the musical community to discover works by composers from historically excluded groups.
Take a look at our annual review for the academic year 2022/23 to find out how we have been supporting our members and the wider music education sector, and how we plan to continue to support, connect and influence in the future.
76% of Music Hubs and Services in England participated in a survey to help us understand the impact of their rising costs on children and young people. Read our report on the financial pressures facing Music Hubs and Music Services in England.
Read our summary of the Ofsted subject report on the quality of music education in the schools inspected in England.
For each year of funding, Arts Council England requires Music Hubs to complete an annual survey which details participant numbers and characteristics, staffing and board statistics, activities, income and expenditure. This data is presented in a dashboard with accompanying materials.
