Writing for voluntary musicians
Groups in the voluntary music sector are often privileged to premiere a new piece of music. Henry Bird looks at how composers and…
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London leads the way
The Mayor’s Education Inquiry arrived last month, following extensive consultation with stakeholders across London. But what…
Positive effects for those involved in Liverpool’s In Harmony
Liverpool’s In Harmony music scheme for young people, modelled on Venezuela’s famous ‘El Sistema’, has improved its partic…
State of play
Tina Mermiri examines recent research to discover what the arts – and its sponsors – can learn from their audiences
Campaign launched to preserve cultural education
A campaign has been launched to maintain arts subjects such as music and design and technology at the heart of the curriculum and…
American visa report published
Advice on how musicians can successfully navigate the American visa system has been compiled by Musical America, with information…
My Gurus – Jane Bryant
Jane Bryant pays tribute to those who inspire her
Mixing teenagers and orchestral music
First Time Live Youth aims to change the way orchestral concerts are perceived by young people, says Matt Carwardine-Palmer.
Critical friends
What happens when audiences give feedback to artists and composers as part of the process of creating new work? Andrew Burke decid…
Commitment remains
In responding to Viram Jasani’s comments (AP256, ‘A Different Agenda’) I don’t believe it would be h…
Good training, great teaching
The importance of training as a teacher in the arts is often under-valued – to the detriment of our sector, says Maricia Klincke
Multiple perspectives
A cross-curricular approach to education can validate the fundamental contribution of music to our lives, says Chris Harrison.
Digital eggs and online baskets
This September Southbank Centre will showcase twenty-three music and dance pieces created by an international band of seventy-two…
A different agenda…
Viram Jasani sees ACE’s rejection of the Asian Music Circuit’s NPO bid (AP255) as symptomatic of its ambivalence towards race…
End of road for NPO legal challenge
The High Court in Manchester has rejected a claim by the Asian Music Circuit (AMC) that Arts Council England’s (ACE’s)…
Festival fever
Running a free festival is not without risk, but David Hill explains why it’s a risk worth taking
A new environment
Gemma Williams describes how she helps autistic children become more creative and communicative by crawling on all fours dressed a…
A strong look
A marketing campaign aimed at challenging stereotypes of classical music fans is using photos of its audience members to raise que…
Access is everything
Suzanne Bull makes the case for disabled access to be at the heart of music venues’ strategic plans – not an afterthought
Green measures
A new set of environmental performance benchmarks for performing arts venues and major festivals have been published by environmen…
Tight schedule for music education hubs
The race is on to get the new hubs delivering programmes and partnerships by September
Why we’re still better than robots
Al Lyle sums up what he learnt about music and the brain at a recent seminar
Talent unlimited
Lisa Tregale shows how effective support can unleash the musical talent of young people from the widest range of backgrounds
Awarding opportunities
Henry Bird explains how giving support to up-and-coming musicians is having a positive impact on amateur music-making
