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Anthem and Youth Music reports highlight impediments to music education in Wales

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Westminster MPs to debate the economics of music streaming

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Singapore resumes live concerts at designated venues

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New Music USA appoints three new board members

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Department for Education slashes laptop and internet provision for…

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MUSIC:ED asks: how can any civilised nation call music ‘unviable’?

'Unviability' is Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s reasoning for not extending his Covid-19 support schemes to thousands of UK businesses. It has caused panic through many industries that we take for granted as part of British life, with the government implying that musicians should retrain for ‘better jobs’
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Soundtrap’s free education licenses keep New York teachers and students connected

Digital audio company Soundtrap has made the most of lockdown by learning from customers how they use Soundtrap’s systems to improve teaching online
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Competitions, awards & opportunities

ORA Singers second composers’ competition is open

The award-winning vocal ensemble, ORA Singers, has launched its second annual Composer Competition to educate and mentor young choral composers
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Inclusion

Music Mark appoints Samantha Spence to implement diversity strategy

The music education membership organisation Music Mark has employed a consultant, Samantha Spence, to help its members address issues of diversity, inclusion and representation
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Courses & events

Six-week online blues and rhythm guitar course opens

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London begins a six-week course in blues and rhythm guitar on the 27 October with two further courses leading up to the end of the year
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Funding & finance

Manchester’s Stoller Hall and Chetham’s Library receive Covid relief

Two Culture Recovery Fund grants totalling £216,000 have been given to The Stoller Hall and Chetham’s Library at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester
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Audience votes open for the Commonwealth Composition Challenge

The organisers of an international composition project are inviting online audiences to vote for shortlisted finalists
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Funding & finance

Irish Government pledges a record-breaking increase in arts funding in 2021

Irish orchestras, the live music industry, school music departments and colleges will receive a significant boost from a 63% increase in government arts funding in the 2021 budget
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Funding & finance

Musician Isa Bell calls for help to launch music education in Benin

Singer-songwriter and charity founder Isa Bell sees music education as key to helping the next generation of children in her homeland
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Conferences & trade expos

Music educators invited to share ideas at Music Mark conference 2020

The charitable association for music education, Music Mark, hosts its 2020 Play On conference on 20 November
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Commonwealth citizens invited to lift spirits during pandemic through music

The Uniting the Commonwealth through music during COVID-19 project is a never-before-attempted musical feat to combine the voices of 54 musicians from the 54 member countries in one powerful virtual performance
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Courses & events

The Irene Taylor Trust 25th anniversary Music in Prisons webinars

The award-winning Irene Taylor Trust charity is to host a series of webinars on the rehabilitative powers of music to celebrate its 25th anniversary in November 2020
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Funding & finance

UK government axes music teaching bursaries as it halves election promises

Music is among many subjects to lose government support for teacher training in swingeing cuts announced in early October
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Combining Soundtrap with Zoom to take Marching Band virtual

Last spring, during the throes of COVID restrictions, staff at the University of Central Missouri found a virtual solution to music rehearsal and composition
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Youth voice

Why do we need music as schools reopen after Covid-19?

As schools in England fully open their gates again in the wake of the pandemic, young people need music more than…
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Five tips for instantly improving your piano performance

Whether you are a younger or older player, or a beginner or very advanced pianist, the following suggestions will…
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Why it’s time to take up singing!

Jazz singer and LCCM vocal tutor Trudy Kerr extols the benefits of singing and shares her experiences of online…
Reviews

The Complete Pianist – Review

Richard Beauchamp reviews Penelope Roskell's new resource for pianists and piano teachers
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Back to school – back to singing?

UK national organisations Sing Up and Music Mark have commissioned a report for schools to support management of…
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The importance of breath control for pianists

Once you have assimilated breath control, this useful skill can be added to the smorgasbord of performing tools in…
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