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It’s been a long time coming, but finally we have a social media account – @MusicEduWorks (tweets were previously shared by @anitanee). We’ve chosen X/Twitter (for all its faults and changes) as we know the music education community is active there – and we hope we can make a helpful contribution.
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We’ve been running the Music Education Works website – collecting, summarising and sharing evidence of the impact of music education – for more than 8 years now. We’d appreciate it if you’d let us know what you think about the site, and where we should go with it next by answering two questions.
MUSIC FOR EDUCATION AND WELLBEING PODCAST – WITH PENNY OSMOND, WORKSHOP AND CHOIR LEADER
Anita Holford, co-editor of Music Education Works, talks with Penny Osmond, workshop and choir leader, on how singing and songwriting can help new mums experiencing mental health problems.
Music education advocacy resources – in the latest enews
People have been producing some fantastic music education advocacy and inclusion resources during the pandemic: we’ve shared some in our latest Music Education Works enews. Do subscribe! https://buff.ly/3hJubJ2
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We’re in the Top 10 of music education blogs and websites!
Feedspot has recently put us in the Top 10 of music education blogs and websites to follow in 2018.
New book by Dr Anita Collins – The Lullaby Effect – lifting the lid on early years music research
Originally posted on Music, arts & charities communications blog:
If, like me, you find that it’s a constant battle to make sense of all the…
Does music training enhance literacy skills? A meta-analysis
This meta-analysis looked at the impact of music intervention on reading-related skills in children and suggests ‘modest gains’* for children receiving music training, compared with
Music training in late childhood aids cognitive development
New research by the University of Texas-Austin finds an advantage in starting music lessons in late childhood.
Please bear with us, we’re updating this site! 26 April-2 May
We’re doing a bit of a refresh of the site to make it more easy to use and appealing to look at. Things may not
Music education news and reports – Scotland
[LATEST UPDATE: 4/3/2024] This post will be updated each time we add music education reports and news which is relevant to Scotland.