Humour, music and creativity
Musician, composer, teacher and storyteller, Steve Grocott, shares his thoughts on the ways in which humour can oil the wheels of creativity in the cl…
Tag: creativity
Book launch: Why Science and Art Creativities Matter
This unique event launches the newly published book, co-edited by Prof. Pam Burnard (Cambridge University) and Dr Laura Colucci-Gray (Edinburgh University): “Why Science and Art…
Book launch: Why Science and Art Creativities Matter
This unique event launches the newly published book, co-edited by Prof. Pam Burnard (Cambridge University) and Dr Laura Colucci-Gray (Edinburgh University): “Why Science and Art…
Arts Council England’s approach to early music education
Arts Council England Chief Executive Darren Henley's speech at Tri-Borough Music Hub’s Early Years Conference in September 2018 made the case for e…
PRS Foundation partners with Creative Scotland for Momentum Music Fund
Revealed at Scotland's forum for music businesses and artists, Wide Days 2018, PRS Foundation's new partnership with Creative Scotland will allo…
MERYC-England issues Call for Papers for 2018 conference
Music Educators and Researchers of Young Children (MERYC) – England has issued a Call for Papers for its 2018 conference, Music in Early Childh…
Surrey arts project to break cultural barriers through music
Surrey Music Hub has launched a new project bringing together professionals and community groups who work with or have an interest in supporting …
From team-building to wellbeing: the power of music in the workplace
Long before the phenomenon of the office choir was hijacked by prime-time entertainment TV, it was a team-building tool that bonded, networked and…
Arts Council England confirms funding of £38.6 million for Youth Music
Arts Council England has announced that it will invest £38.6 million of National Lottery funding in Youth Music – the national charity inv…
William Wates Memorial Trust awards Abram Wilson Foundation £50,000 over three years
The William Wates Memorial Trust has come on board as the first ever multi-year funder of music education charity, the Abram Wilson Foundation. …
Primary schoolchildren to premiere second batch of Snappy Operas
Mahogany Opera Group has announced that premieres of the remaining five operas in its two-year Snappy Operas project will take place in March 201…
English National Opera appoints new Chief Executive
Stuart Murphy, former Director of Sky Entertainment Channels, has been appointed Chief Executive of English National Opera (ENO).
‘Culture is Digital’ report to unleash creative potential of technology for cultural organisations
Museums, galleries, theatres and heritage organisations are to be given access to technology and digital skills training to help them reach new a…
Waltham Forest and Brent crowned first-ever London Boroughs of Culture
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced the winners of the London Borough of Culture competition on 27 February 2018, following a six-month bi…
Song and protest: Festival of Voice returns to Wales’ Music City
With an ever growing push on women's rights, workplace equality and the relentless tide of revelations from the #metoo movement, you'd be forgiven…
Live Music Now announces project studying benefits of music in care homes
Live Music Now (LMN) has announced details of an ambitious project studying the effects of music on older people, especially those living with de…
Did you know your music could light a fire? About ‘Ignatius Inspires’
In November 2017, composer and musician, Juwon Ogungbe, worked in collaboration with artists and young people from across Haringey to present two …
