Proposed 50% HE music funding cut ‘a catastrophic misjudgement’
A statement by the UK's Higher Education music subject association calls for responses to independent regulator's 'baffling' funding consultation
Category: Health & wellbeing
Music Minds Matter expands service following huge rise in requests for help from musicians
Help Musicians has seen a 65 percent increase in calls to its Music Minds Matter service
‘Aftershock’ is the theme of the Association of British Orchestras conference this week
Covid recovery, Brexit and inequity are the major issues covered as the British classical music industry joins the 2021 Association of British Orchest…
Orchestral music is becoming a key element in healthcare provision, says report
A new report, ‘Orchestras in Healthcare’, published by Orchestras Live, the City of London Sinfonia and the Association of British Orchestras, has…
Join research into the mental advantages of choral singing
Mental Health Inclusive Choirs, the interdisciplinary team of researchers, is inviting choirs across Britain to join in their programme to help suppor…
Soundtrap drives an online revolution in UK students’ music learning and mental health
The Covid crisis has created opportunities for innovation in music education and affirmed music’s essential contribution to the health and wellbeing…
An investigation of singing, health and well-being as a group process
The Music Teachers Association's second collective blogging project continues with responses from teachers reflecting on the article by Liz Mellor…
English National Opera and Imperial College launch social prescribing programme to help Long-Covid recovery
In a striking example of the healing power of music, English National Opera and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have launched a nationwide schem…
‘Express Yourself’ is the theme of Children’s Mental Health Week
With rising concerns about the mental resilience of children during lockdown, this year’s UK Children’s Mental Health Week, run by children’s me…
The Social Prescribing Academy launches Thriving Communities Fund
The arts sector is one of several that will be supported by a new fund to promote social prescribing community activities to help people impacted by t…
Study shows the role of the arts in health and wellbeing
A review commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has provided strong evidence for policy development of the arts as an ai…
Back to school – back to singing?
UK national organisations Sing Up and Music Mark have commissioned a report for schools to support management of coronavirus risks associated with sin…
UK government commits £5m to Covid-19-related social prescribing
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded The National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) £5m to help tackle loneliness and improve wel…
ISM publishes review of research on performance- and music education-related COVID-19 transmission
UK membership organsation The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has published a global study reviewing current research into COVID-19 transmissi…
MOBO Help Musicians Fund expands to £100,000
The MOBO Help Musicians Fund is expanding its offer with a £100,000 investment and package of support for artists creating music of black origin
IAMM Hackathon launched by Creative United and partners
As part of the Inclusive Access to Music Making (IAMM) initiative, Creative United has partnered with a coalition of experts to launch the IAMM Hackat…
m4d Radio launched by Music for Dementia
Music for Dementia ambassador, Lauren Laverne, will kick off the launch of m4d Radio with a #Song4You social media video campaign
Schools re-opening: government failing to follow safety advice
It is not safe enough for all schools in England to re-open on 1 June, says a report from a committee chaired by former Chief Scientific Adviser Sir D…
Mission impossible? An expert opinion on the safe re-opening of English primary schools
Should parents trust the government's policy about re-opening schools? Colin Diamond, Professor of Educational Leadership at Birmingham University, of…
Five tips for keeping in time at the piano
It may seem counter-intuitive, but spending structured practice time away from the instrument can reap rewards for pianists, improving memory and visu…