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Updates from the UK's music education sector
ABRSM launches new Bowed Strings syllabus
ABRSM has launched its Bowed Strings Syllabus 2016–2019 with refreshed repertoire lists for Violin, Viola and Cello. Jessica O’ Leary, ABRSM examiner, syllabus…
London Music Champions: second recruitment round in Autumn
As part of the London Music Pledge, Sound Connections and Music Mark are working together to support a small group of experienced…
Schoolchildren celebrate Hounslow at summer singing festivals
More than 1,200 primary schoolchildren performed last month as part of Hounslow Music Service’s annual Summer Singing Festivals, which also marked the borough’s 50th anniversary. From…
Employment boom in music, performing and visual arts
Employment in music, performing and visual arts across the UK increased by 33% between 2011 and 2014, more than double the rate…
Music streaming reaches a record high in 2015
Music streaming has reached a record high in the UK, with the number of songs played rising by 80% compared to last…
Wales to put arts at the heart of the curriculum
The expressive arts will be one of six areas of learning and experience that will take the place of traditional subjects as…
Telford and Norwich students perform in Sweden
A group of young musicians from In Harmony Telford and Sistema in Norwich were among 600 children performing in Sweden as part of a cultural exchange programme….
Julian Lloyd Webber takes up post at Birmingham Conservatoire
The news comes almost a year after Lloyd Webber was forced to retire from playing the cello because of a neck injury…
Nicky Morgan warns against ‘scatter-gun’ use of pupil premium
Education secretary Nicky Morgan is set to warn schools they must not spend pupil premium funding in a “scatter-gun fashion.” In a…
