Music for education & wellbeing podcast – with Annabel Williams, vocal coach and vocalist

Anita Holford, co-editor of Music Education Works, is talking with Annabel Williams, head vocal coach for the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.

EIGHT WAYS THAT MUSIC CAN SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE’S WELLBEING AND LEARNING: IN ‘CATCH UP’ AND BEYOND

Anita Holford, co-editor of Music Education Works, looks at eight ways music can support young people’s wellbeing and learning.

Pre-school children who can keep a beat are more likely to be better readers and talkers

This research on why beat synchronisation and language processing and reading skills are connected can only strengthen music education teaching and advocacy.

Music for education & wellbeing podcast – with JB Rose, recording artist, vocal tutor and singing vegan mum

Anita Holford talks with JB Rose who is a soul vocalist, recording artist, and vocal tutor at three charities.

Music lessons enhance executive functions in 6- to 7-year-old children

Researchers in Germany have found that instrumental music lessons have an impact on specific executive functions in children.

Can a rhythmic intervention support reading development in poor readers?

Professor Susan Hallam’s research found that regular beat-based music making sessions can improve the reading skills of 11-12 year-olds.

Music for education & wellbeing podcast – with Helen Brookes, Services for Education Music Service, Birmingham

Anita Holford talks with Helen Brookes, Head of Whole Class Instrumental Teaching for Services for Education Music Service, Birmingham.

Music for education & wellbeing podcast – with Janine Irons and Gary Crosby of Tomorrow’s Warriors

Anita Holford talks with Janine Irons and Gary Crosby, who together run the music education and development charity Tomorrow’s Warriors.

Musical training can help us maintain brain health as we age

A study by staff at the University of Illinois, Northwestern University and the University of Texas, raises the possibility that musical training may help offset age-related declines in brain volume in older adults.

Advocacy – music in schools latest news & campaigns

[LATEST UPDATE: 23/11/2021] This post featuring the latest news and reports on music education and music education advocacy will be updated each time we add news and campaigns about music in schools in the UK. Please comment below if there’s anything you think we need to add.

Formal string instrument training enhances the cognitive development of primary school children

Researchers from the University of Geneva and Université de Lausanne in Switzerland have found that formal, intensive, musical instrument training in a group setting in primary schools can enhance their cognitive development.

LATEST RESEARCH FROM ENGLAND LINKING MUSIC QUALIFICATIONS WITH HIGHER ATTAINMENT

Image from Pixabay, reproduced under Creative Commons CC0. Taking a music qualification in school is linked with higher academic achievement, according to Cambridge Assessment research.