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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Petition launched by music students to stop Kirklees Council cut to Kirklees Music School
The council may scrap a £299,000 grant, which enables free tuition and subsidised rates for those most in need A petition has…
Pupils from Harlow’s five secondary schools to perform with City of London Sinfonia
Scores of children from Harlow are preparing to perform alongside a professional orchestra later this week. More than 100 pupils from Stewards Academy, Burnt Mill…
Music Education fosters critical thinking, collaboration, emotional awareness & self confidence
Over the past decade, the music education community has been on the defensive, forced to advocate for music’s value in a test-obsessed…
Training to play an instrument as a child can boost your brainpower by 20% in later life
Musical training in before you are fourteen can boost your brainpower significantly in later life, a major new study has found. Researchers…
7 Leadership Skills Fostered in Arts Education
In my art classes, I have the privilege of working with students who have become fired up and eager to take on…
Ofsted’s “Better Inspection for All” report announces a greater focus on music in inspections
Ofsted’s new “Better Inspection for All” report makes reference to music in Point 27 as below: A focus on music in inspections…
Welsh National Opera chief’s school music cuts fear
It could take 15 years before the impact of cuts to music education services are felt, warns the Welsh National Opera’s chief…
Benefits of music education reinforced in new publication
Compelling evidence” for the benefits of music education are revealed in a new research review by internationally renowned Professor Susan Hallam MBE,…
Ed Vaizey – “sick and tired of local authorities stepping away from their responsibility for the arts”
The Conservative minister was speaking at the opening session of the 30th conference of the Association of British Orchestras at the Sage Gateshead….
