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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Music for Youth Announces Together for Music Festival in Birmingham
Music for Youth (MFY) is proud to announce the return of Together for Music, an inclusive music festival scheduled for 14th March…
Department for Education support to National Youth Music Organisations not renewed
The UK Association for Music Education – Music Mark is disappointed that National Youth Music Organisations (NYMOs) have been informed that the…
Research Shorts: Culturally Responsive Teaching in Musical Theatre Production
This week I’ve been talking about musical theatre teaching with U.S. academic, Dr Apinporn Chaiwanichsiri, and her recent work on culturally responsive…
Bridget’s Blog: Costing the National Plan for Music Education
Everyone should have access to music education; learning an instrument, singing, composing, and exploring the many genres and cultures of music which…
£160m inherited “black hole” in Music Education
Background Titled The Power of Music to Change Lives, the refreshed National Plan for Music Education (NPME) in England was released on 25…
“What I learnt from Carbon Literacy Training”
In October 2024, we ran our first Carbon Literacy Training course, designed specifically for music educators to gain an awareness of the…
Sheffield pupil wins place with National Children’s Orchestra
A Year 5 pupil at St. Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School in Sheffield has been selected to join one of the country’s most…
Research Shorts: Creativity as a transferable concept
This week I’m featuring some brand new research, a recent article by Kevin Gormley at Dublin City University, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha…
Music Mark launches its new podcast ‘Make Your Mark: Notes on Music Education’
Today marks the launch of Music Mark’s new podcast ‘Make Your Mark: Notes on Music Education’. With a new episode to be…
