Access failings at music venues
A new report has concluded that clear information on access prior to events is crucial to deaf and disabled customers being able t…
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A conversation with the BBC
Broadcasting is collaborative. A lot of people are involved in creating it, and many of the best new ideas are born out of dialogu…
Tripping the Light Fantastic
Clare Hearn tells of the logistics of managing an annual event involving naked flames, small children and an un-ticketed audience…
Music hubs to drive music education from 2012
Local authorities will no longer be at the heart of decision-making on music education provision
Wales gets Womex
Following a year-long campaign to bring the event to the Welsh capital, Womex, the leading world music expo, is to be hosted in Ca…
Jazz orchestra to partner conservatoires
Top music students to gain professional experience at national level through the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Smoke and mirrors
The Scottish Government’s Spending Review and Draft Budget for 2012/13 contains some difficult news for the arts, both directly…
Live and kicking
Live events online – particularly live cultural events – are becoming increasingly popular with audiences around the world, an…
Licence to thrill
Government proposals for the relaxation of licensing laws are set to cut red tape for both professional and amateur arts and enter…
EBacc campaign gains support
Arts subjects may yet be included as core GCSE subjects in the new ‘English Baccalaureate’ (EBacc) following the recom…
Cheap tricks
I was talking to a singer/songwriter friend of mine the other day when Imogen Heap’s song ‘Hide and Seek’ came on the radio. Havin…
New structure for Youth Music
Youth Music will be operating a new funding model from November, following the publication of the National Plan for Music Educatio…
Starting young
New evidence has confirmed the vital influence that attending and participating in the arts during childhood plays in adult involv…
Women make music
The first 13 recipients of the first round of the Women Make Music fund have been announced, with the aim of highlighting the gend…
Last Unlimited commissions announced
Twelve artists will share £700,000 as part of the final round of funding for the Cultural Olympiad ‘Unlimited’ p…
Starting from scratch
Starting a festival is hard work, says Sue Finn, but the rewards are worth it
Knowing what you want
Some decisions are hard to make. Now, I’m not talking about whether to have soup or salad as a starter (although I won’t deny it c…
High notes
Ginny Greenwood on a new scheme designed to boost musical opportunities for young people
Art for the people, by the people
I was in Bristol last weekend to celebrate my birthday (21… again). Fortuitously, I had timed my trip perfectly to coincide with…
How putting Neil McGregor in a dress could save the arts
Picture the kind of digital messiah the arts really needs. What would he or she look like? Are they minister shaped? No. Are they…
Engaging a website audience with music.
I know that the term ‘social networks’ is perhaps one of the most blogged about in the entire history of everything in…
Music gives major boost to tourism
Large-scale live music events across the UK attract at least 7.7 million attendances a year by domestic and overseas music tourist…
Nick Hunt
As I read the stats from Bournemouth University (p2) I realise that we are part of a major phenomenon. When we drove into Manchest…
Blind to the facts
Linda Shanson asks why there aren’t any blind musicians at the top of the music industry, especially in the UK
