European Parliament supports new rules for instruments on planes
Airline policies on the transportation of musical instruments could now be brought into line as pan-European regulation comes a st…
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Song cycle to mark Cambridge leg of Tour de France
New music compositions that draw on the choral tradition and history of the city of Cambridge will accompany the start of Stage 3…
Funding out of step with In Harmony ambitions
An interim report reveals promising results but an uncertain future for England’s ‘El Sistema’ schools music pil…
Contemporary music made more popular
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival has an enviable international reputation but how does it go down with the locals? Sarah M…
Seeing sense
Henry Vann looks back over a busy year since the Government announced its plan to create English Baccalaureate Certificates.
Report shows creative industries are “hotspot” for bullying
Over half of respondents to the ‘Creating Without Conflict’ survey have been bullied, harassed or discriminated agains…
£10m donation establishes major concert venue in rural Essex
The school-led arts and education project will spark a world-class artistic programme and a Music Academy for young people.
Mainstreaming equality
How has Northern Ireland’s cultural sector responded to equality and community relations since the Good Friday Agreement? Ni…
Survey shows drop in cultural participation across Europe
Northern Europeans have the highest levels of cultural engagement but overall levels of participation and engagement have fallen s…
More music-making
Karen Irwin describes the vital work Live Music Now is doing with children with special needs, and its plans for the future.
Call to recognise the value of arts in reducing re-offending
The Arts Alliance is warning that budget cuts and payment-by-results contracts in the criminal justice system could put some rehab…
Government repeals NI regulations in respect of musicians
Individuals working as actors, singers or musicians will now pay Classes 2 and 4 National Insurance Contributions, aligned with ot…
Big Lottery Fund in £3.85m musical partnership
Music and entertainment brands and youth sector organisations from the UK are joining forces to bring positive changes to the live…
A festival frenzy
Meurig Bowen sees no problem with the current proliferation of festivals in the UK.
“Big ideas” for the BBC include the arts
An extra 20% investment in arts programming, re-launching the digital arts platform ‘The Space’, and the digitisation…
Choral communities
Group singing brings many benefits to people living in areas of disadvantage, according to a new report by Evan Dawson and Ka…
My Gurus
Meryl Hicks, founder and Chief Executive of New Dots, tells us who and what has inspired her most throughout her career.
Strings attached to Arts Council bonus waiver
ACE Chief Executive Alan Davey allocates ‘personal’ fund to staff teambuilding and supporting pop music talent.
Book Review: Crowdsourcing for Dummies
Crowdsourcing for Dummies reveals new ways of involving the public in the arts, says Nicole McNeilly.
Choirs promote community wellbeing, says new report
A project that created eight new community singing projects in deprived areas, and evaluated them using research methods grounded…
Scotland looks at best practice for musical tuition
Greater collaboration between local authorities could improve opportunities for instrumental music tuition in Scotland, says lates…
Composing with confidence
What support do emerging composers and sound artists really need to develop? Susanna Eastburn outlines the findings of a recent co…
Job Ladder
Megan Donnolley charts her eclectic career path.
The commercial world
Janet Smith discusses how the new arts centre at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has created commercial opportunities…
