Benefits of Music Education
Music for a Clean Air Day
Portsmouth Music Hub is playing its part in the UK’s Clean Air Day with two new songs that put an ‘energy-saving’ spotlight…
Stormzy, Mozart and all that Jazz – Huntington School can do it all
Words and photos by Stephanie Kennedy Secondary School Music is currently in crisis. There are falling numbers of students taking up…
Happier staff = happier students. Music Mark talks wellbeing maths with Rachel Pink
As Music Mark prepares for its upcoming Leadership Development Programme session on Staff Wellbeing this June 18th, we caught up with Rachel…
Young Poets Changing The World
Why would a Music Hub, which is committed to providing musical opportunities for children and young people, start dabbling in poetry? It’s…
Fukushima children change their world through music
On April 1st 2019 at 7.30pm the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta, 50 young musicians who survived the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, will…
Portsmouth Music Hub releases film for One World Environmental campaign
Portsmouth Music Hub has released its latest film as part of its One World Environmental campaign. The film called Pollution Revolution, which…
A place with no borders – the power of singing in Luton Schools
Words and photos by Stephanie Kennedy “It wasn’t always like this”, they tell me, as we sit round cups of tea,…
“Where words fail, music speaks up for our students’ learning needs”
“I love walking around our school and hearing all the music playing and people singing all the time!” Year 4 Student …
New Research suggests Music Activities can Support Young Parents Leaving Care
Young parents who are leaving the care of Local Authority Children’s Services can be supported by musical activities, soundLINCS’ new evidence suggests….
Music Mark’s Summer Summit drives forward the national debate on the future of music education
Over 200 delegates attended Music Mark’s Summer Summit Tuesday June 26th. Hub leads, Music Service staff and a range of representatives from…
Rap Tuition: Spitting bars, and wisdom, with Burnt Mill Academy
by Stephanie Kennedy Whether it’s disinformation or straight-up prejudice, Hip Hop has maintained its air of dangerous mystique since it started infiltrating…
Music Mark CEO Bridget Whyte considers future of National Plan for Music Education
At a meeting I attended recently a civil servant from the DfE stated ‘our intensions are to fund Music Education Hubs onto…
