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Changing Lives Through the Arts TC Columbia University
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Education system facing ‘arts apocalypse’, sector warns ArtsProfessional
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James Norton and Beverley Knight back Labour's arts education plans The Stage
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Starmer pledges arts education overhaul ArtsProfessional
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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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Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share that Performance Science, the new Centre for Performance Science podcast, launches today! See below for further details and information on how you can...
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Stem focus should expand to Steam, MPs’ arts group says Tes Magazine
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Focus on NAPLAN stifles arts and music education: report Sydney Morning Herald
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Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the area of deep learning for audio-visual scene analysis (application deadline: 1st December 2024). Both UK and international students are eligible. Please...
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Music and performance Griffith University
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Call for Papers: SEMPRE conference at Royal Northern College of Music, 9-10 April 2025 The next SEMPRE spring conference will be held at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)...
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The Centre for Digital Music of Queen Mary University of London welcomes PhD applications for 2025. Candidates are invited to contact the relevant academic by email to elaborate on what...
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Conduction Raises Funding to Reimagine Music Education Across the Country Business Wire
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DPI releases a new NC art education resource hub for the 2024-25 school year EdNC
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Kwame Kwei-Armah: arts education cuts pose danger to diversity in theatre The Guardian
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Dear Colleagues,It is my pleasure to invite you and your associates to the Ninth International Symposium "Music Pedagogy in the Context of Present and Future Changes," which will take place...
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Playing our future: Funding for the arts education in Sacramento is music to their ears Sacramento News & Review
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Anybody can study music at Lawrence University Study International
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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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Sample Proposal on "Music and Performing Arts Education: Nurturing Talent, Enriching Lives" fundsforNGOs
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When the music stopped | Alexandra Wilson The Critic
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Journal of Popular Music EducationCALL FOR PAPERS – EXTENDED DEADLINESpecial Issue: 'Popular Music Education in Europe' (to be published summer 2025)Guest EditorsLucy Green (Emerita Professor of Music Education, UCL, UK)Avra...
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Teachers say arts education creates more successful students Spectrum News
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Are you fluent in both Greek and English? Then, you could help us with a study investigating people's feelings in everyday situations. The study is part of a larger music...
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___________ Fully funded PhD opening in music cognition, University of Vienna This PhD position is funded for 3 years by an Austrian Science Fund grant for a highly interdisciplinary research...
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Music and arts education programs find different ways to supplement their budgets ABC NEWS 4
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Music education ‘must adapt to industry demands’ ArtsProfessional
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BIC and Charlie Puth Host “BIC’s Creativity Camp” To Support Music & Arts Education That Eric Alper
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---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Emmanouil Benetos Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2024, 15:00Subject: Job opening: Research Assistant / Postdoctoral Research Assistant in machine learning and musicTo: At the Centre for Digital...
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Music education hubs: final two lead organisations named ArtsProfessional
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Dear all, I am sharing a research job opportunity for an Undergrad student here, in case you are interested. Work can be done remotely. Please feel free to distribute this...
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Dear list, we have been delighted with the response to this collection and due to numerous requests for additional time, we are extending the deadline for all submissions to the...
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With apologies for cross-posting A reminder about the 2024 AIMC conference which will take place In Oxford. September 9-11. Early-bird registration is closing this week https://aimc2024.pubpub.org/registration The Conference on AI...
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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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[apologies for cross-posting, please circulate this call widely] First AES International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Audio (AIMLA 2025), London, Sept. 8-10, 2025, Call for contributions The...
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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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The Second Cadenza Signal Processing Challenge to Improve Music for Those with Hearing Loss Open now Submission deadline: January 2025 The 2nd Cadenza Challenge (CAD2) is part of the IEEE...
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Education Secretary launches school curriculum review ArtsProfessional
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(apologies for cross-posting) We have one industry-funded PhD position to join my lab (link in signature) in the Centre for Digital Music at QMUL and the UKRI CDT in AI...
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The collapse in creative further education Channel 4 News
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Dear All, We are pleased to share that registration is now open for HEartS Summit 2024: The Future of Creative Health and The Creative Workforce, an exciting event taking place...
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Musical Instrument Drive during Jazz Festival helps students access music, arts education 13WHAM-TV
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Labour: Collapse in music education ‘a disgrace’ ArtsProfessional
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Dear All, I am pleased to announce the release of a new book on Music and Parental Mental Wellbeing, edited by Rosie Perkins and recently published by Oxford University Press....
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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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If Math and Science Are Required in School, the Arts Should Be Too OnStage Blog
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Qualitative Interviewing in Music Research: An RMA Study Day Date: Thu Jun 27 2024 Time: 10:15 AM - 17:50PM Location: Royal College of Music & Online. You are invited to...
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Hi MUSIC-AND-SCIENCE community, We are hiring a postdoc in digital music interaction starting September 2024, the deadline is 27th May with interviews expected the week of the 10th June. For...
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** PhD Opportunities in Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Digital Media Inclusion ** Surrey Institute for People-Centred AI at the University of Surrey, UK, and ** StoryFutures at...
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The crucial role of arts education in shaping future success Montgomery County Sentinel
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Arts Apocalypse: 14 Organisations Spotlight Decimation of Arts Education in Schools The Musicians' Union
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£101 million boost to enable children to access music education Express
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Music education hubs: ACE seeks fresh bids for two areas ArtsProfessional
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Apologies for cross-posting. *Critical & Creative Digital Dynamics: A Symposium on AI & Digital Innovations for Inter-art Chamber Music Practices* Organiser: Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS) at the...
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I am happy to announce that the Centre for Digital Music is now formally advertising the new research positions I posted last week. One area is lyrics generation and the...
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NYU Shanghai Interactive Media and Business Postdoctoral Program New York University: NYU - Shanghai: Shanghai: Arts and Sciences: Interactive Media and Business
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UK’s creative industries bring in more revenue than cars, oil and gas – so why is arts education facing cuts? The Conversation
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LAAMP is Revolutionizing Non-Traditional Music Education Stand Together
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ACE delays public announcement of new music education hubs ArtsProfessional
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NEU Conference: Championing Arts Education The Musicians' Union
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Music—the forgotten liberal art The Cor Chronicle
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What you need to know about culture and arts education UNESCO
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Keir Starmer’s speech at the Labour Creatives Conference Labour Party
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Keir Starmer: increasing arts provision needn't cost more money The Stage
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Arts Educators Have Parts to Play in Mental Health Colorado Health Institute
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How The Arts Can Help All Students In The United States Graduate Forbes
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The UK’s Top Schools for the Arts WhichSchoolAdvisor.com
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Music education, support networks, and continuity are key factors regulating adolescents' arts participation, says study Phys.org
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Music licensing organisation to fund East London arts school ArtsProfessional
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Aesthetic Emotions Across Arts: A Comparison Between Painting and Music Frontiers
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Mapping interdisciplinary collaboration in music education: analysis of models in higher education across North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia Frontiers
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Everything you need to know about music in schools The Education Hub
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Arts education in secondary schools House of Lords Library
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Four things you may not know about music and arts education The Education Hub
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Nick Gibb: the importance of high-quality arts education GOV.UK
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