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Updates from the UK's music education sector
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…
Music Mark’s Response to ‘Don’t Stop the Music’
Following the 2 part series of ‘Don’t Stop the Music’ on Channel 4, Music Mark has written the following response on behalf of our membership….
Music Mark Response to the Government’s Consultations on GCSE and A-Level reforms
Thank you to all Music Mark members who contributed their comments in support of the recent GCSE and A-Level Consultations. Please find…
Young People and the Arts – Music Mark’s Response to the Labour Consultation
Graeme Smith, Trustee of Music Mark and Head of Croydon Music and Arts, has submitted a response to the Labour consultation on…
British music industry added £3.8bn to the UK economy in 2013
According to trade report, the strength of songwriting revenue and tours have seen the sector grow by 9%. The British music industry…
Music Education Could Help Close The Achievement Gap Between Poor And Affluent Students
Closing the achievement gap between low-income and affluent students could be as simple as do-re-mi. In a study out Tuesday from Northwestern University,…
Teach youngsters music and they will soar – Julian Lloyd Webber
Anyone who watched the Channel 4 documentary Don’t Stop the Music last week (the second instalment screens tonight) could be forgiven for…
Conductor Oramo ends UK’s Proms season with plea for music for children
Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo brought the 120th season of the United Kingdom’s BBC Proms festival of classical music to a close in…
No school “outstanding” without the arts – Kevin Brennan MP
Creativity is the central quality that makes us human. Since humans painted striking images of the animals they hunted on the walls…
