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Barnsley Youth Choir crowned Double World Champions
64 members and 13 supporting adults from Barnsley Youth Choir represented Great Britain in the World Choir Games in Helsingborg, Sweden. The…
How Music Helps Us Explore Identity
AHRC Hub for Public Engagement for Music Research Showcase On 7th July, Music Mark’s Research & Data Manager, Dr Kerry Bunkhall, and…
Meet Music Mark’s New CEO – Jennifer McKie
As Music Mark enters a new chapter, we sat down with our new Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer McKie, to find out how…
Research Puts Music Top for Workplace Skills
New research commissioned by the Royal College of Music has found that business leaders rate music as one of the most powerful…
How Can Students Build Rhythm Confidently?
Rhythm can be one of the trickiest things for students to feel confident about, but it doesn’t have to stay that way….
Music Tech Partners Support Inclusive Education
Technology in Music Education UK (TiME UK) has announced a new partnership with Technology in Music Education USA (TI:ME USA), bringing together…
A Call to Reverse Cuts to Higher Education Funding
A new government proposal to remove Price Group C1.2 funding for higher education music provision has prompted serious concern from across the…
Joint letter calls for action on music teacher recruitment
The government has frequently spoken of its ambition to revitalise music in schools, but schools urgently need more music teachers if they…
What does Benedict’s Law mean for music education?
Benedict’s Law: A guide for music education providers Benedict’s Law is new statutory guidance aimed at helping improve allergy response and reduce…
A Response to the Institute of Fiscal Studies Report
What is the ‘value’ of a degree? Yesterday, BBC News ran with the headline ‘Find out which university degrees could earn you most across…
Speaking Up for Music Education at the APPG
Music Mark CEO, Bridget Whyte, was invited by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Music Education secretariat, the Independent Society of…
ABRSM Launch New Piano Syllabus
From Beethoven to Barbie: pushing boundaries across repertoire, representation and learner resources ABRSM has unveiled its Piano Syllabus for 2027–2028, describing it…
