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Updates from the UK's music education sector
Funding for young instrumentalists from Awards for Young Musicians
Awards for Young Musicians have just released details on this year’s funding scheme. If you are aged between five and seventeen you…
Report calls for Ofsted to look for evidence of excellent cultural & creative education in schools
Creativity and the arts are being “squeezed out” of schools, with pupils from low-income families being hardest hit, according to a major…
BBC to demonstrate renewed commitment to prime time Arts programming and partnerships
BBC announces major new partnership to boost creativity and participation. BBC to unveil bigger commitment to arts in prime time, with a…
Why singing in a choir is so good for you
Performing offers many emotional, physical and social benefits, say local choristers Creative self-expression is an innate desire and a reason why performing…
Alternative proposal’s put forward for Rhondda Cynon Taff Music Service
The council’s cabinet members met yesterday to discuss 1,400 responses received about plans to cut music and nursery services. Wales Online ran…
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…
