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Music education charity announces artistic board Arts Professional
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Ed Sheeran leads call for £250 Million UK music education package RouteNote
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Ed Sheeran: Singer calls for more money for music education BBC
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Ed Sheeran's Suffolk school praises call for music education help BBC
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Eric Clapton and Robert Plant back Ed Sheeran’s open letter to the government: “Music education is suffering” Far Out Magazine
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The Guardian view on the arts in schools: classrooms need more creativity | Editorial The Guardian
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DfE plans panel to help equip pupils for 'digital world' Schools Week
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Leaders warn arts education is at a ‘turning point’ as government urged to act The Stage
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NSW Primary teachers call for more music education support Limelight magazine
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Spardha School of Music and Dance: shaping the future of performing arts education by empowering teachers afaqs!
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Dear Colleagues, As part of the Laudare ERC project, we are conducting a research focused on computational musicology. Our specific aim is to identify current gaps and understand the needs...
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Dear Colleagues, As part of the Laudare ERC project, we are conducting a research focused on computational musicology. Our specific aim is to identify current gaps and understand the needs...
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Please see below for an upcoming MARC seminar at King's College London. If you do not have access to the Strand Building at King's, please sign up here so we...
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Tricia Tunstall Won an Award for Advocating Global Arts Education; Her Work Started in Maplewood villagegreennj.com
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Dear all, The School of Music in the University of Leeds invites applications for two PhD scholarships from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in...
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Josh Groban’s Find Your Light Foundation Donates $1.25 Million Toward Arts Education Programs Billboard
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[sent on behalf of the Musical Care International Network] We are delighted to report that a call for papers for the Special Collection "Interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives on musical care"...
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Dear all, Matt Ingleby and I have secured a fully-funded, 4-year PhD studentship with the Museum of the Home on music and lived experiences in non-elite English homes, 1780-1870. Please...
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Senator Rachel May Stands Up for Students with Legislation to Include Arts and Music in Curriculum The New York State Senate (.gov)
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Please see a 3-year Research Fellow opportunity below. Please feel free to forward to anyone who may be interested. Thank you! Best regards, Enzo — RESEARCH FELLOW IN ADVANCED AUDIO...
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Philadelphia experts, researchers discuss importance of arts in education WHYY
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93% of schoolchildren excluded from arts due to lack of funding, new report says Classic FM
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Dear all, The interdisciplinary, open access online journal Music & Science has just released a special issue on music and hearing loss. Music and hearing loss Description It is estimated...
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The University of West London is offering a full-fees scholarship plus a bursary for a student undertaking a PhD focused on the Townshend Studio. The studio is the home of...
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Dear all, King's has just announced 20 new AI+ positions across the university. These are 5-year fellowships and senior fellowships leading to open-ended academic posts : https://www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/role/kings-ai-academic-fellowships At King's, we...
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Dear all,Sorry for the cross-posting, please circulate widely! https://aimusiccreativity.org/2025+ ----------------- AIMC '25 ---------------- +| | . . . . . The Artist in The Loop . . . . ....
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Dear colleagues, This is a gentle reminder about the abstract deadline (1 April) for the next International Symposium on Performance Science (ISPS 2025) in Shanghai. With best wishes, Aaron Williamon...
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Ed Sheeran pens open letter to Keir Starmer urging more investment into music education Rolling Stone UK
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Elton John backs Ed Sheeran’s call for UK to put £250m into music education The Guardian
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Theatre leaders welcome plan for National Centre for Arts and Music Education The Stage
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DfE announces National Centre for Arts and Music Education Arts Professional
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UCL iMerc newsletter #15 19-03-2025 17:18
UCL iMerc Newsletter — Vol. 15, March 2025Since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, we have been meeting regularly to share new research and insights related to diverse topics in music...
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1st Call for Papers: 17th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR 2025), London, 3 – 7 November 2025 CMMR 2025 "Sound, Music: Space, Place" UCL East, London, UK...
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Government Announces New Centre for Arts and Music Education The Musicians' Union
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Young people to benefit from creative education boost GOV.UK
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Industry figures sign open letter calling for support for arts education classical-music.uk
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End ‘untold damage’ of state school arts cuts, artists plead The Times
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You belong somewhere you feel free: Music in Our Schools month promotes music education and personal development Oregon ArtsWatch
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Fwd: HearMus Seminar 6 11-03-2025 15:53
The next seminar in the HearMus series is taking place next on 25th March with Dr Chi Lo (Macquarie University) and Dr Alan Sanderson (Brighton and Sussex Medical School). HearMus...
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Labour’s school arts plan leaves dance in the dark | Letter The Guardian
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U.K. Artists Say the Government’s Support for Music Education Is Declining. Experts Say They’re Right Billboard
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[sent on behalf of Dr Neta Spiro] Dear all The next in the Musical care in dialogue series hosted by the Musical Care International Network will be on Hearing, disability,...
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Tl;dr: Jason Yust is visiting KCL for a seminar exactly one month from today. All are welcome; registration is needed. Jason Yust is renowned as one of the world's foremost...
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[apologies for cross-posting, please circulate this call widely] - deadline extended First AES International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Audio (AIMLA 2025), London, Sept. 8-10, 2025, Call...
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Maplewood’s Tricia Tunstall to Receive Wharton Arts Education Award villagegreennj.com
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Perfect Snacks & Jason Mraz Unveil Chocolate Mrazberry Bar to Support Music & Arts Education That Eric Alper
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Ask Your MP to Back Music Education and Arts Funding in Government Spending Review The Musicians' Union
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HearMus Seminar – February 20th 14:00-16:00 GMT (15:00-17:00 CET) Making music more accessible for cochlear implant users Professor Waldo Nogueira, Hannover Medical School, Germany Music is vital in our lives,...
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Music in curriculum leading to pupil benefits Arts Professional
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Surrey Arts’ teacher and local school win prestigious music awards Surrey County Council
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: CALL FOR PAPERS ISPS 2025 Performance Science in Practice October 29 | 01 November 2025 Shanghai | China https://performancescience.org The next International Symposium on Performance Science, ISPS 2025, will...
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Music education hubs facing £160m ‘black hole’ Arts Professional
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How a Philly kid became assistant conductor at the Detroit Symphony WHYY
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Hi all Please below a startup opportunity that might be of interest to masters or PhD students. Best wishes Charis *** Opportunity Instrumental music education is still being taught largely...
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[shared on behalf of Dr Sarah K. Whitfield] Dear Colleagues, The following Collaborative Studentship between LSE and Music Mark is now open for applications, please do share with those who...
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PhD Studentships for 2025 at Kingston University London The Department of Performing Arts at Kingston University London is delighted to invite expressions of interest from strong Music researchers to join...
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A meeting of musical minds – workshop on performance, creativity, and AI will take place March 30-31 at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in person (sorry but we will...
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Fine Arts Programs Are the Jewels of Our Public School System. It’s Time We Finally Funded Them. Texas Monthly
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Opinion — Vermont Art Education Association and Vermont Music Education Association: Arts education is not a luxury VTDigger
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Fwd: HearMus Seminar 4 15-01-2025 16:18
The next seminar in the new HearMus series is taking place next Wednesday 22nd January 2pm GMT (3pm CET) with Johanna Boyer (MED-EL) and Bastien Sannac Cunningham (Meludia). ************************************************* HearMus...
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Focus on NAPLAN stifles arts and music education: report The Sydney Morning Herald
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Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds | Class issues The Guardian
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Here’s why being creative is good for your brain Science News Explores
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When the music stopped | Alexandra Wilson The Critic Magazine
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AI music companies say their tools can democratize the art form. Some artists are skeptical. NBC News
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Music education ‘must adapt to industry demands’ Arts Professional
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Years of austerity have cut arts education to the bone – it's time to restore the music London Evening Standard
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Britain lags behind Europe in arts funding while arts education faces ‘structural funding crisis’ classical-music.uk
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Rock star Stevie Van Zandt in plea for more arts and music in English schools The Guardian
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(PDF) Why bother with arts education in schools? ResearchGate
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Education Secretary launches school curriculum review Arts Professional
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The collapse in creative further education Channel 4
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Lib Dems are right to put arts education at the heart of their plans for culture The Conversation
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Arts Apocalypse: 14 Organisations Spotlight Decimation of Arts Education in Schools The Musicians' Union
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Four things you may not know about music and arts education GOV.UK blogs
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