News
Updates from the UK's music education sector
Supporting Music in UK Higher Education
Over the past decade, UK university music departments have faced significant challenges, reflecting wider pressures across the arts and humanities. While specialist…
Announcing a New Accessible Musical Instrument
Three Derby-based businesses have collaborated to develop an award-winning accessible musical instrument now used in classrooms across the UK and internationally. The…
Inspiring Primary Music on the Harp
Trafford Music Service recently partnered with Kimberly Wong, a fourth-year music student at the Royal Northern College of Music and a talented…
RBO Youth Opera Applications Now Open
The Royal Ballet and Opera are inviting young singers aged 8–11 (on 1 September 2026) who live in and around London to…
Tips for Teaching Early Years Music
As part of our launch for the ‘Early Years | A Common Approach‘, Music Mark has worked closely with a number of…
Faber Music: Music Teaching for SEN
Faber Music and Sound Connections launched a research project in 2023 to gain deeper insights into the changing wants and needs of…
Could you be Music Mark’s next HE Rep?
At the Music Mark HE Conference on 6th May 2026 we will announce the new HE Rep, replacing our existing HE Rep…
Key Stage 4 Performance Measure Consultation
In our article, Schools White Paper: Impact on Music Education, we highlighted the many education-focused publications this academic year and the volume of government…
Research Short: Embracing Complexity
This week, I spoke with Silje Meling Bjørnevoll and Catharina Christophersen to discuss their article ‘Embracing complexity in music education: rethinking practice,…
