Promoting social inclusion through the arts in Hong Kong
No Limits, co-presented by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and Hong Kong Arts Festival, aims to bring local and international artists from a…
Category: Health & wellbeing
Liverpool Philharmonic is expanding its Music and Mental Health programme
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has announced new partnerships which aim to create a Liverpool City Region in the North West of England where any person experiencing…
8 daily practice reminders for 2020
It's time to think about New Year Resolutions. Melanie Spanswick – pianist, writer, teacher, adjudicator and composer – lists her top tips for eff…
UK Music calls on government to recognise impact of music on wellbeing
Michael Dugher, CEO of national music industry body UK Music, has called on politicians and policymakers to recognise the ‘transformative’ impact that music can have…
Scales and arpeggios – love them or hate them?
Why not enjoy your practising your scales and arpeggios? Melanie Spanswick – pianist, writer, teacher, adjudicator and composer – explains the man…
WHO report links engagement with the arts to mental and physical health benefits
According to a new report from the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, engaging with the arts can be beneficial for both mental and…
Five tips to improve your piano playing
Melanie Spanswick – pianist, writer, teacher, adjudicator and composer – offers MUSIC:ED readers guidance on practising the piano.
Tips for healthy piano playing
Melanie Spanswick – pianist, writer, teacher, adjudicator and composer – offers MUSIC:ED readers guidance on practising the piano.
Play Safe Now – Hear Tomorrow
Jono Heale, a director of Advanced Communication Solutions Limited, MUSIC:ED's Official Hearing Conservation Partner, argues that music educators must…
Time and the Social Model: ‘Who are you and what do you need to flourish?’
Amble Skuse, a composer and musician, joins commissioning programme for disabled artists, Unlimited's ongoing discussion, ‘Whose Social Model?’