My Gurus-Jane Bryant

12 Oct 2012

Jane Bryant pays tribute to those who inspire her

Mixing teenagers and orchestral music

Young people in yellow t-shirts performing at a concert
09 Oct 2012

First Time Live Youth aims to change the way orchestral concerts are perceived by young people, says Matt Carwardine-Palmer.

Critical friends

Picture shows puppeteers in a performance of 'Half of Me'
24 Aug 2012

What happens when audiences give feedback to artists and composers as part of the process of creating new work? Andrew Burke decided to find out – and liked what he found.

Good training, great teaching

A group of people sat in a circle playing instruments
24 Aug 2012

The importance of training as a teacher in the arts is often under-valued – to the detriment of our sector, says Maricia Klincke

Multiple perspectives

Children with hands up
22 Aug 2012

A cross-curricular approach to education can validate the fundamental contribution of music to our lives, says Chris Harrison.

A different agenda…

23 Jul 2012

Viram Jasani sees ACE’s rejection of the Asian Music Circuit’s NPO bid (AP255) as symptomatic of its ambivalence towards race equality and diversity

Digital eggs and online baskets

23 Jul 2012

This September Southbank Centre will showcase twenty-three music and dance pieces created by an international band of seventy-two members. Justin Spooner explains how digital technology was integral to the project

Festival fever

11 Jun 2012

Running a free festival is not without risk, but David Hill explains why it’s a risk worth taking

A new environment

21 May 2012

Gemma Williams describes how she helps autistic children become more creative and communicative by crawling on all fours dressed as a cuddly polar bear

Access is everything

21 May 2012

Suzanne Bull makes the case for disabled access to be at the heart of music venues’ strategic plans – not an afterthought

Tight schedule for music education hubs

30 Apr 2012

The race is on to get the new hubs delivering programmes and partnerships by September

Composing futures

09 Apr 2012

Faith Wilson describes how BCMG’s Apprentice Composer-in-Residence scheme is helping emerging composers mature

Why we’re still better than robots

09 Apr 2012

Al Lyle sums up what he learnt about music and the brain at a recent seminar

Talent unlimited

09 Apr 2012

Lisa Tregale shows how effective support can unleash the musical talent of young people from the widest range of backgrounds

Awarding opportunities

09 Apr 2012

Henry Bird explains how giving support to up-and-coming musicians is having a positive impact on amateur music-making

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