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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Amanda Spielman (Ofsted): A force for improvement
Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, spoke to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) A force for improvement “I want to…
Live Music Now Auditions
NORTH WEST, NORTH EAST & WEST MIDLANDS 3RD & 4TH JULY 2017, MANCHESTER Live Music Now was founded in 1977 by…
Music ‘could face extinction’ in secondary schools
The BBC report “music “could face extinction” as a subject in secondary schools in England, researchers have warned. They say music is…
Opportunity for young instruments to go on tour with the Opera North Youth Company
In June/July 2017, the Opera North Youth Company will be working on a one act opera by Steven Deazley, entitled Dr Ferret’s…
Music education in rural areas in jeopardy….BUT decent broadband is the answer
Virtual music tuition can fill the gap for remote schools but relies on superfast broadband New report supports findings of “The…
ICMP Launches Masters (MA) In Songwriting Scholarship Worth Over £7k To Encourage Equality And Diversity In Music
London, March 7th 2017:The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP), in partnership with BASCA, is proud to announce the launch of a…
Repertoire Revealed for BBC Ten Pieces III
BBC Ten Pieces reveal the third repertoire list for academic year 2017/18 making a total of thirty pieces of classical music to…
Folkestone Music Lab to Launch for 12-19 year olds
A new creative music centre for young people is launching in April with the aim of bringing young people together to explore,…
How music benefits children
How music benefits children Dawn Rose, University of Hertfordshire Popular ideas, such as the “Mozart effect” – the idea that listening to…
