Music Mark News
The latest developments in the music education sector
Darren Henley: first public speech
Thank you for welcoming me to Hull. This is my first major speech as chief executive of Arts Council England. I’m delighted…
Music education compared in countries around the world
An article on The Age website (May 2015) points to weaknesses in Australia’s music education system – 63 per cent of schools…
Mozart hair at Sotheby’s auction up for £10,000
A lock of hair belonging to master composer Mozart is expected to fetch £10,000 when it goes up for auction. Sotheby’s has…
Gloucestershire Music’s short film on Whole Class Ensemble Tuition
Make Music Gloucestershire has put together a short film about Whole Class Ensemble Tuition in their local primary schools. Watch it below. https://youtu.be/QNusiFlktVM
BBC Ten Pieces announce details of new Secondary phase
Building on the success of BBC Music’s Ten Pieces for Primary, which has already engaged more than half of UK primary schools,…
Blog: Paul Pacifico: Reaching For The Stars – Do We Really Think Music Is Worth It?
There are two children sitting next to each other at a school desk. They are both 8 years old. They are asked…
Inspectors highlight Welsh primary schools’ strengths in the creative arts
Estyn has highlighted a number of primary schools across Wales that are leading the way in the creative arts and whose approaches…
Investigation into how musicians find creative inspiration at Cambridge
An investigation into how musicians find creative inspiration has identified four key ingredients needed for creative expression. It also shows that musicians…
David Lister – “Benedetti is right to say children should have classical music forced on them”
You will eat your greens, tidy your room, and listen to Beethoven’s violin concerto. Should listening to classical music be something that…
Live music sector improves access
There has been significant growth in the number of tickets sold to Deaf and disabled people with specific access needs at music…
Ofqual give the go ahead to AS and A Level Music Technology
Following a review, Ofqual have decided that they are sufficiently confident that content can be developed to meet their requirements in AS and…
Beatles songs & DJ scratching to be part of AQA Music GCSE
Teenagers are to be taught about the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album for the first time as part of a refreshed…
