‘Bubble of one’: Disability arts educators fear exclusions
As schools reopen, the barriers to resuming arts education for disabled children "have been hugely increased".
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Mass testing key to fully reopening the arts sector, MPs told
Arts events could incentivise testing and restart the sector safely. But without a confirmed reopening date, there is little hope…
Urgent need for music education guidance
Days before England's schools resume, the Department for Education is yet to publish guidance on reopening music departments.
Singing softly could cut Covid risk
DCMS and the University of Bristol publicised the research findings as proof that 'singing is no riskier than speaking…
Plea to save sector as support for freelancers ends
The imminent end of income support for freelancers "will be devastating for them and for the industry," union leaders sa…
Instrument studies find low risk of Covid transmission
One study found fewer aerosol particles "were produced when playing than when breathing alone".
Indoor performance pilots ‘have proved successful’, LSO says
With indoor performances allowed to resume this weekend, how safe and successful have trial events been?
Freelancers despair as emergency funding goes elsewhere
Artists and creatives stand on the brink of financial disaster following announcements that the Government’s Culture Recover…
Learning through lockdown
The pandemic didn’t stop Music in the Round running the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival online – and learning from th…
Outdoor performances given green light for July 11
Indoor performance pilots with the London Symphony Orchestra will shape further reopening plans amid concerns about the safet…
Do we still need record labels?
The costs of making and distributing music have both come down, but streaming income is very low. John Funge examines the financia…
My Gurus: Taking note of the value of music
Tessa Marchington’s gurus have taught her how to create something from the ground up in a sustainable and impactful way &nda…
Facing the future in the digital sphere
Despite the blow the lockdown has dealt to its plans, dreams, ambitions and finances, Tomorrow’s Warriors are managing to th…
Positive outcomes are emerging from online music teaching, survey finds
Lockdown is transforming the way music teachers deliver instrument tuition now and in the future, with 87% currently adapting thei…
Learning from experience with isolated audiences in lockdown
Live Music Now serves audiences in the care and education sectors – but that didn’t stop musicians reaching them while…
Time to think the unthinkable
Proposals for radical change would ordinarily be met with derision by most orchestra boardrooms, says Julian Forbes. But current c…
When music is no longer the afterthought
For many years ‘music for theatre’ wasn’t even recognised in the Olivier or Evening Standard awards, but the tid…
Escaping the trap of tradition
The time has come for conservatoires to recognise their role within the wider sector and to embrace the challenges presented by mo…
Music lobby gathers steam and support
Proposals for a taskforce to help ‘get the music industry back on its feet’ and a petition to increase royalties for s…
Delay Brexit or the music sector faces devastation, says report
Brexit fall-out is biting harder as musicians find it more difficult to secure European opportunities while uncertainty over the t…
Building a musical bridge across generations
Stuart Bruce reports on an intergenerational approach to strengthening community and wellbeing among people living with dementia a…
Organisations are paralysed, but the musicians play on
“It is the art they want, not the buildings”. Jessica Walker says it’s time to rethink the structures that allow…
London mayor steps in to support ‘at risk’ culture and creative businesses
Grassroots music venues, artist studio workspaces, independent cinemas and LGBTQ+ venues will share a fund that aims to catch thos…
The ‘new normal’: will the only artists left be enthusiastic amateurs?
Our much-discussed social and mental health relies on having something to live for and cherish during and after this existential s…
