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How music education influenced Google CEO Larry Page
The importance of timing in music has come to define the Google CEO’s approach to his company’s products. Steve Jobs, the late…
“Music lessons promise life lived in song” – The benefits of studying music
With timid strokes, Alix Hilburn, 9, filled a mostly empty classroom with the familiar strains of “Go, Tell Aunt Rhody” on her…
Children have been let down over music, say leading musicians
The Government has broken its promise to give every child in Britain the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, according to leading…
The Global Search for Education: More Arts Please – Ken Robinson
“To lose our culture is to lose our memory.” More Leonardo da Vincis, more Martha Grahams, more Ludwig Van Beethovens, more Luciano…
ABO films show the arts as ‘national treasures’
Two short films celebrating the role of the arts in everyday life are aiming to raise public awareness of the arts and…
Arts reach almost all children, DCMS report finds
The latest DCMS Taking Part survey has revealed small increases in cultural engagement by children and young people. Almost all children aged…
Musical stars on why it’s so important for schools to have instruments and teach youngsters to play
I’ve said it before, but it is true: picking up a guitar saved my life and to this day gives me joy…
20 Important Benefits of Music In Our Schools
Nearly everyone enjoys music, whether by listening to it, singing, or playing an instrument. But despite this almost universal interest, many schools…
Labour launches Arts Alliance
Policy ideas for Labour’s 2015 manifesto and beyond will be the focus of a new initiative, announced at the party conference. An…
