Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
STEAM, not just STEM Education Infographic
Taken from E Learning Infographics
Sistema Scotland’s Big Noise orchestras has positive effect on local community
The initial findings of a long-term study show that Sistema Scotland’s Big Noise orchestras are having a positive effect on the local…
New NAMM Foundation Study Shows Parents and Teachers in Harmony About Students Learning Music
Contrary to state and local pressures to de-emphasize and de-fund music and arts education, a new NAMM Foundation-funded, nationwide study of 1,000…
Creative Education Agenda – making the case for STEAM
The Creative Industries Federation have produced a Creative Education Agenda, looking at how and why the next government should support cultural and…
Nicky Morgan, please give us the money to teach British kids classical music – James Rhodes
Nicola Benedetti, über-violinist and passionate advocate of music education, has said children should be exposed to classical music whether they like it or…
Call to boost status of arts subjects
Arts subjects should be given more status in England’s school curriculum, science and engineering experts argue. The Creative Industries Federation and the…
Scots violinist wants kids to swap Mario for Mozart
Nicola Benedetti has taken a swipe at parents who allow their children to play video games rather than demand that they listen…
Don’t stifle creativity with more cuts to arts education, say experts
The creative industries is the fastest growing sector of the UK economy, but a new Tory government should recognise that high fees…
Arts Council England responds to the UK election results
Darren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England said; “We’re confident that in the coming weeks we’ll be working with a team…
Star tenor Alfie Boe calls for increase in funds for music education
Alfie Boe, the romantic tenor who led celebrations outside Buckingham Palace at the Queen’s diamond jubilee concert, has threatened to storm parliament…
Extra music training improves students’ visual and auditory memory
Researchers from the Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany studied the influence of two years’ of school music training on visual and auditory memory…
The UK creative sector leads the world in talent – now it needs a strategy
The UK’s creative industries have never been stronger. British developers are behind some of the world’s bestselling video games, UK architectural companies…
