Active sponsorship
Northern Trust’s employees are actively involved in a community partnership with the RPO, says Naomi Venn.
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Organisations honoured for excellence in music
Inspirational music organisations and projects large and small have been recognised by the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS), which…
Book review: ‘Reaching Out: Music education with ‘hard to reach’ children and young people’
The authors write “with passion and authority”, making this book relevant to a wider readership than the title suggest…
A dream fund
Mark Hewitt couldn’t believe his luck when he received funding from the Artists’ International Development Fund to col…
Music Education Hubs strive for financial sustainability
Hubs are engaging with the majority of schools in their areas, but more needs to be done to reach children from all backgrounds, r…
Pressure mounts on councils to cut music education funding
The Department for Education is warning that there should be no money in local authority education budgets for extra-curricular mu…
Copyright reform brings opportunities and threats for artists
New guidance for copyright holders has been published by the Intellectual Property Office to coincide with forthcoming reform of U…
The music, dance and wellbeing mix
Many participants in the Old Vic’s community projects now lead healthier and more active lifestyles, according to Alexander…
Arts and health: commissioning bodies need to be on-side
Demonstrating the effectiveness of arts interventions in dementia treatment will be key to unlocking funding, says new report.
Your royalty rights
As a performer, songwriter or producer are you receiving the royalties due to you? Keith Harris reports on the millions PPL collec…
Job Ladder
Jenny Harris, a freelance creative producer, describes her career in music and arts festivals.
Fairer royalties for streaming, demands lobby group
Royalties paid to musicians must be modernised to reflect the digital environment in which music is largely consumed, according to…
Fairer funding for all
In light of the current debate about ACE's distribution of funding, Carol Reid explains how the regional allocation formu…
Crime, evidence and the arts
Jessica Plant and Kate Davey argue that arts interventions in the criminal justice system have demonstrated positive outcomes…
Youth ensembles are active but challenges lie ahead
Young musicians are benefiting from youth ensembles, but concerns are growing over their financial stability and the difficulty of…
From STEM to STEAM, demands Shadow Minister
MPs and Lords are questioning the ‘discounting’ that devalues GCSE arts subjects in the school league tables.
European Parliament supports new rules for instruments on planes
Airline policies on the transportation of musical instruments could now be brought into line as pan-European regulation comes a st…
Song cycle to mark Cambridge leg of Tour de France
New music compositions that draw on the choral tradition and history of the city of Cambridge will accompany the start of Stage 3…
Funding out of step with In Harmony ambitions
An interim report reveals promising results but an uncertain future for England’s ‘El Sistema’ schools music pil…
Contemporary music made more popular
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival has an enviable international reputation but how does it go down with the locals? Sarah M…
Seeing sense
Henry Vann looks back over a busy year since the Government announced its plan to create English Baccalaureate Certificates.
Report shows creative industries are “hotspot” for bullying
Over half of respondents to the ‘Creating Without Conflict’ survey have been bullied, harassed or discriminated agains…
£10m donation establishes major concert venue in rural Essex
The school-led arts and education project will spark a world-class artistic programme and a Music Academy for young people.
Mainstreaming equality
How has Northern Ireland’s cultural sector responded to equality and community relations since the Good Friday Agreement? Ni…
