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“Teach your children music with a touch of pianissimo” – Can heavy handedness turn them off?
By Melanie Spanswick As any parent knows, it’s difficult to force a child to do anything. Eating sprouts. Doing homework. Keeping your…
Seven things that a Conservative government will mean for schools
As the Conservatives look set to win a slim majority in the House of Commons today, we consider what their victory will…
General Election 2015: Which education MPs came up trumps?
Here is a full list of how our education MPs got on in the election: Nicky Morgan, education secretary, IN Morgan was…
MI Pro special focus on music education
MI Pro speak to some leading voices in music education to find out how brands and dealers can get involved with the sector and…
Apply to Making Music’s ‘Adopt a Composer’ project now
The Adopt a Composer scheme pairs amateur choirs, orchestras, and ensembles with a composer for one year. It is funded by the…
How do you memorise an entire symphony?
In a feat of musical memory, the Aurora Orchestra will perform Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony without printed scores at the BBC Proms 2015….
Song writing competition for UK schools, colleges & universities
A free competition for students to write songs for Fidel the musical about Fidel Castro and the Cuban revolution is now launched…
Advocacy and pedagogy in secondary school singing
Music as a school subject, it so often seems, retains its apparently perilous position in the school largely as a result of…
Alfie Boe becomes patron of Blackburn with Darwen Music Education Hub
What does a celebrity patron bring to a charity? Famous names can generate a huge amount of interest for a charity, provided…
Menuhin Competition 2016 opens for entries
The biennial Menuhin Competition comes to London in 2016, in partnership with Classic FM. And today, on what would have been the…
Partnership project to improve cultural education in London
Almost £1m is being directed towards partnership initiatives that will generate new sources of funding linked to improved cultural education outcomes for…
Fantastic performance opportunities for ambitious young choirs with Gabrieli Roar
Gabrieli have just announced the re-launch of their choral training scheme, Gabrieli Roar, an ambitious project aimed at exceptional teenage singers. Since 2010…
