Advocacy
Raising awareness around the importance of music education
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…
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…
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…
Sir Simon Rattle: “Learning music is a birthright”
Sir Simon Rattle says learning music is a birthright and musicians should start young. In an interview with the Observer, the English…
