US & Canada – MUSIC:ED

Sunderman Conservatory of Music students

National Association for Music Education USA honours collegiate members and institutions for excellence and achievement

NAfME has recognised the Collegiate Chapters of seven schools for their excellence and five NAfME Collegiate members for their professional achievemen…

MUSIC:ED July 13, 2021

Juilliard has a new Dean and Director of Music

David Serkin Ludwig, a descendent of conductor Adolf Busch and pianist Rudolf Serkin, has taken up the seat of Dean and Director of the Music Division…

MUSIC:ED June 4, 2021

Quincy Jones’ Qwest TV offers schools free access to over 1300 music performance videos

The music channel is offering free access to an archive of concert and music documentary films via its educational programme

MUSIC:ED April 12, 2021

Putting enjoyment before exceptionalism will draw more people and money into music, says former US head of Kawai pianos

Brian Chung calls for changes to the priorities of music education

MUSIC:ED April 10, 2021

Lockdown luck for PracticeSpace

It’s nice to know that some music teachers struck lucky with the pandemic. Two renowned classical and jazz guitarists were a step ahead when lockdow…

MUSIC:ED April 10, 2021

Naumburg International Piano Award-winner, Awadagin Prat leads masterclasses at the 2021 MTNA conference

Music Teachers National Association of America hosts virtual conference

It is conference season and the Music Teachers National Association in the USA is holding its annual event for music studio teachers between 13-17 Mar…

MUSIC:ED March 10, 2021

New music curriculum piloted in three US school districts

Almost 30 new curriculum units developed by the American National Association for Music Education (NAfME) are being tested in California, Kansas and M…

MUSIC:ED March 8, 2021

Rocket Songs sources the songs that got away

With a redesigned and relaunched website, Rocket Songs has created a two-way connection between writers seeking artists for their unused songs and art…

MUSIC:ED February 10, 2021

New World Symphony rehearsal observations

Research lab funded to investigate new methods in classical music teaching

The US National Endowment of the Arts has initiated funding for a five-year project at New York University Steinhardt Music and Audio Research Lab to …

MUSIC:ED February 9, 2021

NEXTGEN_U online conference for music business students opens this month

The American Music Business Association’s three day summit for young and up-coming music industry professionals runs from 23-25 February with ideas …

MUSIC:ED February 6, 2021

Education Through Music celebrates 15 years with a Disney singalong

Los Angeles-based charity Education Through Music – LA is celebrating 15 years of bringing music to under-resourced schools with a virtual red-carpe…

MUSIC:ED January 28, 2021

Cory Sims brings music licensing expertise to Audionamix

The former artist, music technology expert and music licensing consultant Cory Sims has joined the audio isolation company Audionamix (ADX) to forge…

MUSIC:ED January 28, 2021

Berklee appoints first female president

Composer and conductor Erica Muhl is to take over from Roger H Brown as the fourth-ever president and the first woman to lead Berklee College of Music

MUSIC:ED January 14, 2021

New York choir teacher uses technology to outwit Covid and cuts

Bronx teacher D Travis Washington, who teaches choir and the Young Vocal Scholars Programme in a school in New York, says seeking ways around lockdown…

MUSIC:ED December 4, 2020

The Rattle opens creative space in Los Angeles

One of Los Angeles longest-running film studios is seeing a new lease of life as a production, business and innovation hub for music collective The Ra…

MUSIC:ED November 15, 2020

New Music USA board appointments Joseph Young, Aja Burrell Wood and Sue Wegleitner

New Music USA appoints three new board members

The New York-based philanthropic organisation for the support and promotion of new music, New Music USA, has appointed Aja Burrell Wood, Susan Wegleit…

MUSIC:ED October 26, 2020

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

MUSIC:ED October 23, 2020

Education Through Music Los Angeles young musicians

Education Through Music opens 2021 songwriting contest

The not-for-profit organisation, Education Through Music – Los Angeles (ETM-LA), has opened its 2021 Music Unites the World songwriting competition …

MUSIC:ED October 13, 2020

Rattling the cage of the music industry lions

UK/US-based music innovation collective The Rattle has launched a new form of record label

MUSIC:ED October 3, 2020

Liz Truss pressured to protect UK musicians’ access to USA

UK Music's Music Industry Visa Taskforce has sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for International Trade expressing deep concerns about the …

MUSIC:ED September 29, 2020