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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Blog: Paul Pacifico: Reaching For The Stars – Do We Really Think Music Is Worth It?
There are two children sitting next to each other at a school desk. They are both 8 years old. They are asked…
Inspectors highlight Welsh primary schools’ strengths in the creative arts
Estyn has highlighted a number of primary schools across Wales that are leading the way in the creative arts and whose approaches…
Investigation into how musicians find creative inspiration at Cambridge
An investigation into how musicians find creative inspiration has identified four key ingredients needed for creative expression. It also shows that musicians…
New NAMM Foundation Study Shows Parents and Teachers in Harmony About Students Learning Music
Contrary to state and local pressures to de-emphasize and de-fund music and arts education, a new NAMM Foundation-funded, nationwide study of 1,000…
David Lister – “Benedetti is right to say children should have classical music forced on them”
You will eat your greens, tidy your room, and listen to Beethoven’s violin concerto. Should listening to classical music be something that…
Live music sector improves access
There has been significant growth in the number of tickets sold to Deaf and disabled people with specific access needs at music…
Ofqual give the go ahead to AS and A Level Music Technology
Following a review, Ofqual have decided that they are sufficiently confident that content can be developed to meet their requirements in AS and…
Creative Education Agenda – making the case for STEAM
The Creative Industries Federation have produced a Creative Education Agenda, looking at how and why the next government should support cultural and…
“Teach your children music with a touch of pianissimo” – Can heavy handedness turn them off?
By Melanie Spanswick As any parent knows, it’s difficult to force a child to do anything. Eating sprouts. Doing homework. Keeping your…
