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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Creativity in peril as the arts are sidelined
Creative subjects are being squeezed out as schools respond to the government’s new league table measure, urging students to “double up” on…
James McAvoy: ‘Government doesn’t care about upward mobility’ via arts education
James McAvoy has said the government wants “to keep people where they are born” by removing access to arts education. McAvoy was…
Guildhall funds research into Noriko Ogawa autism concerts
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama has commissioned a research project into how attending concerts can help the parents and carers of…
Property deal to mark a new era for Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh Music is on the brink of a deal that will see it acquire the freehold of its site at Snape Maltings,…
New Arts Council research study shows positive effects on happiness & relaxation whilst taking part in the arts
The impact of arts and culture on wellbeing is an area of increasing importance to us, the arts and culture sector and…
Perfect harmony: how singing in a choir can make us more ‘moral’
Children who sing in a choir, play in an orchestra or take to the stage are more likely to make good moral…
Why music lessons were the best thing your parents ever did for you
by Tom Barnes • February 17, 2015 If your parents ever submitted you to regular music lessons as a kid, you probably…
Arts education debated in BBC panel show
The importance of education in the battle against elitism in the arts was among the issues debated during the BBC’s Arts Question Time programme…
Simon Rattle is the seismic, creative shock UK classical music needs
Sir Simon Rattle’s return to Britain is a once-in-a-generation opportunity; not just for the London Symphony Orchestra, whose national significance and international…
