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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Darren Henley: ‘Any cut in funding worries me’
“I thought you might ask that!” Arts Council England’s chief executive is waving a piece of paper at me, sheepish yet triumphant….
Nick Gibb: ‘Expose youngsters to classical music’
As a keen listener to Desert Island Discs, I am always impressed by the accuracy with which interviewees can pinpoint the moment…
Ebacc for All. Shackles on or off? – Tom Sherrington
This week, School’s Minister, Nick Gibb, gave this speech setting out the social justice case for an academic curriculum – aka making the Ebacc…
Award winning coverage of Bristol Plays Music’s ‘New Ambition’ programme
BBC & Radio Bristol have just won 2 awards for their coverage of BBC Music Day, Bristol which took place at Colston Hall and…
British music industry boosts economy by £4.1bn
Artists like Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Paloma Faith helped the British music industry contribute £4.1bn to the UK economy in 2014….
Choir singing improves health, happiness – and is the perfect icebreaker
A decade ago, any mention of a choir would probably have brought Sunday morning hymns to mind. But there’s been a revolution…
Philip Pullman decries ‘terrible state’ of children’s education in the arts
Children’s education in the arts is in a “terrible state” thanks to an obsession with exams and league tables, the award-winning novelist…
Professor Lloyd Webber strikes right note on music education
A new concert hall for London costing half a billion pounds? You can see why Julian Lloyd Webber, the cellist and principal…
Keith Ayling and BBC Ten Pieces
Keith Ayling is the next music educator to feature in our series of interviews with contributors to the BBC Ten Pieces initiative….
