Dozens of MPs join MU and ISM calling on the Chancellor for help for freelancers
An open letter from 79 Members of Parliament, leaders of industry bodies, pressure groups and unions has been sent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer,…
Category: Policy & research
Teacher Education and Music Education: an editorial view
The Music Teachers Association's second collective blogging project continues with responses from teachers reflecting on the editorial by Keith Swanwi…
Positive signs from UK government on EU touring rights
The Musicians’ Union and Incorporated Society of Musicians have welcomed a commitment from government to address the issues for music tours followin…
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…
Music education as aesthetic education: a rethink
The Music Teachers Association's second collective blogging project continues with responses from teachers reflecting on the article by John Finn…
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 …
Dismay as Brexit deal threatens musicians’ careers
The UK Government’s trade deal with the EU may have been lauded by an exhausted nation, but it threatens the livelihoods of thousands of UK musician…
Creatives ask Chancellor to appoint a Commissioner for freelancers
The Creative Industries Federation has written to the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, to highlight the plight of self-employed creativ…
UK Music report predicts Covid could cut the music industry in half
The music industry’s umbrella body, UK Music, has published its annual ‘Music By Numbers 2020’ report and it makes sombre reading
UK Music’s ten-point plan to boost diversity
National industry association UK Music has published a detailed report showing notable improvements in diversity across the music industry but says th…
Anthem and Youth Music reports highlight impediments to music education in Wales
Anthem, the fund for young people’s music in Wales and Youth Music, the national charity investing in young people’s music in England, have publis…
Westminster MPs to debate the economics of music streaming
The UK Committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is asking for evidence to inform an up-coming debate the economic impact of music streaming on …
Department for Education slashes laptop and internet provision for disadvantaged children
On Friday 23 October, just after schools had closed for half term, emails were sent to Primary head teachers across England telling them the Departmen…
UK government axes music teaching bursaries as it halves election promises
Music is among many subjects to lose government support for teacher training in swingeing cuts announced in early October
UK music education lacks disabled access says report
The charity Youth Music has published an extensive report on the issues facing disabled music students in the UK
Chancellor denies he thinks musicians should retrain
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has demanded that ITN News delete a Tweet which he said, ‘falsely suggested I thought people in arts shou…
Music improves infant linguistics
A new study confirms that a musical home can aid language development in infants
Parliamentary plea to support self-employed performers
Giles Watling, former actor and Conservative MP for Clacton, has pleaded with the Prime Minister to extend support to the thousands of freelancers in …
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…
British Council studies the benefits of creative hubs in the Philippines
With over seven percent of national income and 14 percent of employment generated by the creative sector, the positive impact of creative community gr…