@maryannehobbs.bsky.social - what a wonderful new show, and Skee Mask too. Been listening for ma y years, hope you like your new slot.

'The new centre will take over the role of overseeing Music Hubs, which support curriculum music in schools and provide extra-curricular music activities including instrumental lessons, from Arts Council England.' Really? #musiceducation

Outrageous. Blackcap here.

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A really important message from the brilliant #edsheeran that we're asking everyone to read, share and sign today please.

The full message on this thread

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Thanks for reading, hopefully see ya soon. ed

Great to see @musicmarkuk.bsky.social here on @bsky.app - hoping to see the rest of the #musiceducation and #musicindustry sector following very soon.

Gret to see so many more #musiceducation folk here on @bsky.app - Welcome @bridgetwhyte.bsky.social

10 Female Chief Executives of UK Orchestras — Alternative Classical An introduction to some of the women who are running British orchestras.

10 Female Chief Executives of UK Orchestras

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There are at least eight on our feeders daily. Magical.

Schools Printed Music Licence Data Champions | Music Mark Printed Music Licensing Ltd is commissioning up to 9 self-employed Data Champions from across the UK to help with one strand of our Schools Printed Music Licence trial.

Good to see more #musiceducation folk here. This is a great opportunity for some music champions: www.musicmark.org.uk/jobs/schools...

All the very best to @sybilivw.bsky.social and her team. And to @bbc6music.bsky.social for supporting this week.

New opportunity for HLOs - Music Teacher The restructuring of music hubs – and in particular the reduction in the number of centres – has prompted much debate across the sector. Philip Flood, the former director of Sound Connections, is hope...

I wrote an opinion piece about Music Hubs and recent developments in music education, this time for Music Teacher magazine. I'm hopeful about the new structures but very aware of the challenges too. You will need to register to read the full article.

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The 'war' on disabled people and my fight for an independent life – video Disability services in the UK have been consistently cut after 14 years of Tory rule and austerity, but with the promise of change from a new Labour government, musician and activist John Kelly is concerned that politicians are still not listening to…

The 'war' on disabled people and my fight for an independent life – video

Mapping the mental health of the UK's young people - Centre for Mental Health This map tool draws from the latest data to show prevalence of mental health difficulties across the UK, including rates of eating disorders and self-harm, hospital admissions and secondary care refer...

Via @thecfey.bsky.social: the Centre for Mental Health publish an important new set of data mapping the mental health of the UK's young people. Useful to better understand the need with targeted support - www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...

Youth Music’s Industry Connect Report Reveals the Need for More Cross Industry Partnership to Safeguard the Future of Music | Youth Music Our Industry Connect Report seeks to support young creatives facing significant barriers to...

Important new research and action from Youth Music on how best to support young creatives entering the #musicindustry #musiceducation youthmusic.org.uk/youth-musics...

The Music Lab: ‘Musical voice’ and ‘learner voice’ in instrumental classical music education | Sound Connections

Here is the teacher-friendly version of the article, with some discussion and reflection questions.

In partnership with the wonderful Sound Connections and Lewisham Music

www.sound-connections.org.uk/resources/th...

Good to hear from Tom at UK Music setting out the challenges but being hopeful around the opportunities for music organisations to contribute positively to environmental sustainability #MMconference24 #musiceducation

Bridget from Music Mark opens the conference, urging delegates to share using #mmconference24

Wonderful to be at the Music Mark conference in Nottingham and to hear the astonishing Able Orchestra opener. Looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues over the next two days. #musiceducation

Thanks for doing this, I’m in the music and arts education space. Lots of us.

Made a starter pack for music education. I’m sure there’s many more, leave a comment if you want to be added to an update.

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This is great, thank you!

Me too!

Morning all, good to see a significant increase in people working in #music #musiceducation and #musicindustry joining @bsky.app - let’s make it a safe and happy place to discuss, debate and learn from each other.

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