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LISTENING TO UK JAZZ The jazz scene in the UK is currently going through its most vibrant period since the 1960s. New and in…
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The thin end of the wedge
With much change afoot in the arts sector it’s a challenge to know where to begin in highlighting nuggets of information tha…
Make hay while it’s raining
Ever heard the expression “Make hay while the sun shines”? For music professionals the sun probably doesn’t shin…
Open to all
A small study looking at why young people who attend cultural events don’t go to classical concerts, suggests that audience…
Orchestrating a greener future
Stephen Maddock reveals how touring live shows while lowering carbon emissions and costs can work in harmony together
Music matters
Your focus on music education in AP226 was timely, coming as it did just days after Michael Gove announced his review of mus…
Band of glory
From classrooms to concert halls, music is instrumental to the success of the UK economy says Deborah Annetts
Playtime for youth music
Music education need not be confined to the classroom, Georgie Goddard and Lyndall Rosewarne desciribe how Power Play makes a diff…
Winning when you’re singing
You don’t have to be a professional to enjoy the benefits of singing – Sarah Robinson explains why Making Music insists we all…
Musical blues
Just one-third of children today play a musical instrument compared to two-thirds of their parents at the same age, according to r…
Divided in diversity
Nosheen Iqbal is probably right that we did not establish a rapport when she interviewed me for AP223. Perhaps I had guessed she w…
Orchestra of the Swan bares all
Five members of Stratford-upon-Avon’s Orchestra of the Swan (pictured) will appear next month in the new series of Channel 4…
