Funding Archives - MUSIC:ED

Youth Music launches £1.7 million post-pandemic Recharge Fund

UK charity Youth Music and the People’s Postcode Lottery are offering grants of up to £30,000 a year to music projects across Great Britain.

MUSIC:ED November 24, 2021

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Age is just a number: young people deserve pay parity

Angela Linton, Chief Operating Officer at UK charity Youth Music, argues that fair wages and working practices must become the norm in the music indus…

MUSIC:ED November 18, 2021

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Education Through Music – young brass players

U2 video shows the power of music education

The Los Angeles branch of the non-profit organisation Education Through Music (ETM-LA) has teamed up with U2, Illumination Universal Pictures and Repu…

MUSIC:ED November 18, 2021

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New ambassadors for London Music Fund in anniversary year

Two high-profile musicians are to join education charity the London Music Fund's list of Ambassadors. Saxophonist and presenter Jess Gillam MBE and ce…

MUSIC:ED October 27, 2021

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Opinion: Why Johnson and Sunak should learn a lesson from recent history – don’t mess with students

Rumours that the UK government is considering capping degree places for creative subjects shows what a long, dark, downward spiral a short-term soluti…

MUSIC:ED October 26, 2021

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Piano Stories on Stage raises funds for piano teaching

The Frances Clark Center in New York starts its 2021-22 series of online piano lecture/recitals with a performance by Spencer Myer on 29 October.

MUSIC:ED October 19, 2021

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US arts education organisations create ground-breaking partnership

The US Government has pledged an $8.5 million federal grant to fund a new collaboration between the bodies of various arts education sectors led by th…

MUSIC:ED October 19, 2021

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Irish Government to pilot universal basic income for artists

The Irish Culture and Arts Minister, Catherine Martin, has announced that the Government will pilot a €25 million basic income guarantee scheme for …

MUSIC:ED October 18, 2021

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A new entrance and foyer, with terraces outside

New Scottish national centre for music confirmed

The Royal High School Preservation Trust has welcomed the decision by the City of Edinburgh Council’s Finance and Resources Committee to approve the…

MUSIC:ED October 7, 2021

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Youth Music announces first recipients of its NextGen Fund

37 young people setting out on careers in music have been awarded up to £2,500 to help them develop their careers thanks to New Music,…

MUSIC:ED October 6, 2021

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Youth Music calls for Expressions of Interest for Incubator grants of up to £150k

London-based charity Youth Music’s Fund B is open until the end of September 2021 for Expressions of Interest from organisations seeking grants for …

MUSIC:ED September 17, 2021

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Artists to receive streaming royalties in 24 hours via Artist Wallet

A new pilot involving Revelator's Original Works, a leading blockchain-based digital asset management and distribution platform for creative IP, and F…

MUSIC:ED September 15, 2021

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Scottish school music tuition fees removed for next year

Scottish school students will be able to get their music tuition free of charge from next term, thanks to funding from the Scottish government.

MUSIC:ED August 20, 2021

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UK Government backs insurance scheme for live events

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £750m insurance lifeline for the live events industry in the UK, in partnership with Lloyd's of London.

MUSIC:ED August 5, 2021

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Hal Leonard Europe to support Music for Youth Music Mentors programme

Music publisher Hal Leonard Europe (HLE) has announced a new sponsorship agreement with leading music charity Music for Youth. HLE will contribute to funding for…

MUSIC:ED August 2, 2021

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