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Category Archives: Music
Ofsted: instruments ‘dumped from school music lessons’
Children are being prevented from playing instruments in school music lessons as classes are increasingly turned over to tedious writing exercises, according to Ofsted. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Art or dance ‘should be compulsory to 16′, review says
All schoolchildren should study the arts up to the age of 16 amid claims that cultural education in England is still “patchy”, it is recommended today. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Posted in Creative Curriculum, Drama, GCSE, Media, Music, The Arts
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Nearly half of music teachers can’t read music!
According to the Institute of Education, University of London, 45 per cent of primary school music teachers could not read music and most said they had received only one day’s training in the subject. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
Musicians call for wider EBacc subject list
Musicians are urging the government to include creative and cultural subjects in its English Baccalaureate measure, reports Katherine Sellgren of the BBC. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Sense of rhythm could hold key to overcoming dyslexia
Ability to hear beats in music linked to reading and spelling development, says Cambridge research reported in the TES by Helen Ward. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Dance invigorates disadvantaged schools
The lessons have a marked effects on pupils’ achievements across the board. The Independent’s Richard Garner visits one of its success stories. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Classical music scheme a success
Report concludes that Sistema Scotland project to immerse deprived children in classical music is having a positive effect and can achieve ‘social transformation’ reports Charlotte Higgins for guardian.co.uk. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Campaign orchestrates chorus of support for music in EBac
A professional body for musicians has launched a campaign for music to be included in the new English Baccalaureate (EBac). {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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School music services face budget cuts of up to 10%
Local councils in England could see cuts of up to 10% to their music services budgets when school music funding is shaken up next year. The government has frozen the £82.5m music grant for 2011, paid to councils to support … Continue reading
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School singing ‘can boost children’s well-being’
Singing in school can make children feel more positive about themselves and build a sense of community, research based on 10,000 children suggests. The BBC reports. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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School music failure
Letters extract from The Guardian on the decline of music in state schools. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Cuts put music lessons at risk for all but the wealthy, say teachers
Music education will remain the sole preserve of children from well-off families unless the Government pumps more money into the subject, an expert warns today. Richard Garner at The Independent. {lang: ‘en-GB’}
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Education Secretary Michael Gove announces review of music education
posted by education.gov.uk All young people should have the chance to learn an instrument, read music and receive top quality music education, Education Secretary Michael Gove said today. Launching an independent review of music education, which will be led by Darren … Continue reading
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