Dorico for iPad launches
Steinberg’s music notation software is now available for the iPad as a free download from the App Store.
Category: Performing & composing
Royal Celtic Society endows bursary for traditional music students at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Having supported traditional Scottish musicians through the pandemic crisis, the Royal Celtic Society has continued its tradition of promoting traditi…
Trooping of the Colour
The iconic spectacle of Trooping of the Colour puts musicians from the British Army in front of a worldwide audience. Here, Musician Andy Humphreys ta…
Frost gets chilly reception from MPs in EU touring enquiry
Brexit’s chief negotiator Lord David Frost finally sat in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Parliamentary Committee this week to discus…
Launch of Seven Hills Project starts countdown to 50th birthday of Scotland’s national music school
St Mary’s Music School is combining the literary genius of Alexander McCall Smith with the talents of a range of composers in a major two-year cultu…
North African songwriters offered free masterclass with Vincent Berry II
The Cookout Africa holds its North African Zoom edition in July, offering established and up-coming songwriters the chance to compose a new song with …
5G Festival trials herald new age in remote live performance
Experiments carried out in Britain since March promise a new world in musical collaboration across networks
Glyndebourne launches fund to support its freelance contractors
Glyndebourne Opera House in Sussex, England has launched the Glyndebourne Freelancer Fund to help support the freelancers who make up 70 percent of it…
Allianz Musical Insurance’s gigging checklist – things to remember on the road
Whether you’re preparing for that first gig or getting back into band rehearsals, there’s lots more to remember when getting yourself and your ins…
Scottish Regimental saxophonists play Braveheart for William
The British Army’s dedication to music is ancient and presents itself in many forms, including a saxophone quartet, as Prince William recently disco…
Elton John posts stinging attack as Lord Frost fails to turn up for music touring inquiry
Sir Elton John has posted an open statement on social media slamming the failure of British Brexit negotiator Lord David Frost and the UK government t…
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…
Royal Academy of Music refutes reports of disposal of Handel manuscripts
The London conservatoire has pushed back against reports in the Daily Telegraph and The Times that it is purging its collection of instruments and art…
Amplify London announces second cohort of funded projects
Five organisations will receive grants to support and deliver grassroots music projects for young people in London
Petition challenges government’s covid restrictions on choirs
A petition has been launched to try to persuade the UK government that its latest decision to block choirs from singing together is damaging to nation…
Coldstream Guards joined by B Positive Choir at the FA Cup Final
With 21,000 fans allowed to gather at Wembley Stadium for the first time in over a year, tradition dictated that the Band of the Coldstream Guards sho…
300 creative industries organisations demand Boris Johnson delivers on his promise of post-Brexit help
Four months since Brexit, there has still been no movement from the UK government on the crisis it has caused creative arts with the Brexit trade deal
Guy Chambers shares secrets behind Robbie Williams hits on MusicGurus
Online music education platform MusicGurus has announced the release of Song Studies with Guy Chambers
The place of composing in curriculum design
The Music Teachers Association's second collective blogging project culminates in this final post in the series with excellent responses from teachers…
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