Ofsted finds inequalities in music education persist
An Ofsted report examining music in schools has found inequalities in opportunities to learn an instrument continue to impact pupi…
An Ofsted report examining music in schools has found inequalities in opportunities to learn an instrument continue to impact pupi…
Research conducted by Music Venues Trust finds 125 grassroots music venues across the UK have been lost in the last eight months.
A new state school run in partnership with a professional orchestra has opened in the West Midlands, offering enhanced music educa…
Organisers of a prominent festival in the UK’s classical music calendar have said they are “appalled and saddened&rdqu…
The safety measures, proposed by the venue operator and agreed on by Lambeth Council, include stronger doors, new crowd management…
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) has convened its first youth advisory board. The board is made up of 30…
The DJ and author Annie Macmanus has told MPs that the music industry is "a boys' club" with a system “r…
South Yorkshire has thrown its hat in the ring to become the home of a new music education hub. The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combin…
Decision to change name of venue taken after announcement last year that an arena and conference centre to be built next door woul…
Operator promises improved safety measures if venue is permitted to reopen and rejects concerns a new risk assessment process woul…
Average attendance figures for the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall this year were significantly up on 2019. According to figure…
Government must recruit "an army of music teachers" to avert the risk of a lost generation of talent, leaders in the mus…
Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective have said music funding needs to diversify away from London to make more opportunities elsew…
A music group arranged an anti-Brexit demonstration during the Last Night of the BBC Proms on Saturday (9 September). The group in…
First census of UK musicians highlights the challenges of a career in the music industry, with low earnings proving a career barri…
A survey suggests that 82% of UK musicians impacted by Brexit have experienced a loss of earnings, with DJs and vocalists among th…
Covid was a challenging time for live music. But that didn’t stop Future Yard, a new live music venue in Birkenhead, from op…
Money will go to 29 schools in areas of high deprivation to provide access to musical instruments to young people facing the bigge…
Met Police want Lambeth Council to revoke venue operator's licence, claiming issues that led to tragic crush incident last yea…
Researchers find non-traditional programming is attracting newcomers to performances.
Sir John Eliot Gardiner is stepping down from all his professional engagements for the remainder of this year. Last week, the reno…
ISM report says difficulty and expense related to touring in the EU is impacting the viability of working musicians and is undermi…
Cardiff’s long-running music venue Club Ifor Bach has submitted a planning application for a redevelopment project that will…
Sheffield's live music venue, The Leadmill, has launched a campaign to save it from closure that has resulted in more than 5,0…