Music education news

The English National Opera’s production of ‘Carmen’, at the London Coliseum in 2020.

Leading UK opera companies have funding slashed in Arts Council announcement

The number of GCSE music entries are the lowest since JCQ records began in 2001

Music GCSE student numbers plummet to lowest this century

A London bus filled with instruments is offering children music lessons and workshops

A London bus filled with instruments is offering children music lessons and workshops

A-level music entries rise in 2022 for the first time in over a decade.

A-level music entries rise by 4 percent, in first uplift in over a decade

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CAYO message in action on the back of cellist Omar Macias, May 2022 Residency

‘With music, political barriers are removed’ – Cuban American Youth Orchestra talks musical diplomacy

The UK experienced its highest ever temperatures on record

How do extreme temperatures affect our musical instruments?

Cody Fry writes orchestral music, makes jokes about adding more French Horns to scores, and has over 200,000 followers on TikTok

Research says orchestral music is more popular on social media than in schools – one TikTok star explains why

This your brain on piano

All the amazing things that playing piano does for your brain and body, in one graphic

A group trumpet lesson at a primary school

Schools should offer at least ‘one hour of music a week’ – new music education plan revealed

A music school was destroyed by Russian forces this weekend

Donbas music school destroyed by Russian shelling in Eastern Ukraine

A girl in a Welsh primary school learns the violin

Disadvantaged children in Wales to receive free access to musical instruments

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan spoke at last night’s concert

‘Learning music should be a right, not a privilege’ says Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

Schools told they may need to suspend music lessons

Schools in England told they may need to suspend ‘specialist’ subjects, like music

Coronavirus

Marching Bands are a staple in American music education

How the marching band became a staple of American music education

Chineke conducted by Roderick Cox at the Royal Festival Hall

New research reveals shocking barriers to young people accessing classical music

Government called ‘regressive’ for ‘plans to limit student numbers on lower-earning arts degrees’

Government criticised for ‘regressive’ plans to ‘limit student numbers on lower-earning arts degrees’

School Orchestra

The pandemic has led to a dramatic decline in children’s fine motor skills. Could music be the solution?

Sir Keir Starmer / School aged musician

‘We want every child to get the chance to play a musical instrument’ – Sir Keir Starmer