Music Education

Music Education

At Classic FM we have so many ways for you to learn about the world’s greatest music – from the latest musical education news and round-ups of the best online learning, to exclusive podcasts, worksheets and resources from Classic FM’s Partner in Music Education, ABRSM, including our joint project, Classical 100.

Resources for parents and students

Classical 100 – Free resource for families in lockdown

Classical 100 – Free resource for families in lockdown

David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical Podcast

The Classic FM Family Music Box

Classical music and studying: the 14 greatest pieces for brain power

Classical music for studying: the 14 greatest pieces for brain power

The best online classical music lessons

The best online classical music lessons

David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical Podcast Classroom Quizzes

See more David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical Podcast Classroom Quizzes

Episode 1 - Mozart

Episode 2 – Liszt

Episode 3 – Piano

Episode 4 – Ethel Smyth

Episode 5 – Ballet

Episode 6 – Maverick Musicians

Episode 7 – Beethoven

Episode 8 – Clara Schumann

Episode 9 – Weird Instruments

Episode 10 – John Williams

Exclusive Classic FM Podcasts

Hall of Fame Short Stories

Beethoven: The Man Revealed

Case Notes

David Walliams' Marvellous Musical Podcast

Resources from Classic FM’s partner orchestras

Resources from Classic FM’s partner orchestras
Resources from Classic FM’s Partner in Music Education

Resources from Classic FM’s Partner in Music Education

Music education news

Emily Jones and Nimai Walcott - 2023 Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Award winners

‘£3,000 of musical instruments makes a huge difference’ – winning a Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Award

Events

Rihanna, Studio Ghibli and Black Panther appear in new official piano syllabus

Rihanna, Studio Ghibli and Black Panther appear in new official piano syllabus

The five winners in the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards received their certificates on stage at Classic FM Live.

The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards 2024 with ABRSM – nominate an inspiring teacher!

Events

Exploring the meaning and history of the concept of ‘music’

What does ‘music’ mean, and what is the origin of music?

Why are there so many violins in an orchestra?

Why do orchestras have so many violins?

Oxford university scraps music department just before opening concert hall.

Oxford Brookes university scraps music department just before opening concert hall

Why do classical musicians and orchestras usually perform in black?

Why do classical musicians and orchestras usually perform in black?

10 amazing benefits of listening to classical music. Pictured: Yo-Yo Ma

10 incredible benefits of listening to classical music

The number of students taking Music A-level has plummeted since 2010

Music A-level exam entries in England fall by a staggering 45 percent to all-time low

Exclusive
Sir Keir Starmer is a former flautist with a love for Beethoven

Sir Keir Starmer: ‘We have lost sight of the value of music and arts in schools’

Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber urges the government to help every child have access to a musical instrument

Andrew Lloyd Webber slams education disparity: ‘Only 12 percent of state schools have an orchestra’

Lloyd Webber

Classic FM’s Music Teacher of the Year Awards with ABRSM recognises outstanding music teachers

The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards with ABRSM: nominate an inspiring music teacher

Events

Are you smarter than a musical 18-year-old? Find out below...

Can you answer these A-Level music questions? Find out if you would pass first time...

Lifestyle

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Andrew Lloyd Webber on King Charles: We need ‘someone above government’ who values the arts

Andrew Lloyd Webber on King Charles: We need ‘someone above government’ who values the arts

Lloyd Webber

Sistema Scotland’s Big Noise programme provides free music tuition for young people in deprived areas of the country

Scottish government to give £1.5million to save children’s orchestras at risk of closure

Young flutists during a music lesson Our Lady & St. Werburgh's Catholic Primary School in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire UK

80 percent of schoolchildren say more could be done to engage young people with orchestral music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Discover music

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma

Who is Yo-Yo Ma? The American cellist changing the world through music

3 days ago

Yo-Yo Ma

Han-na Chang, Maxim Vengerov, Daniel Barenboim: classical soloists who became leading conductors

12 great classical soloists who became leading conductors

4 days ago

Ed Sheeran plays Andrea Bocelli’s flute in Tuscany

Ed Sheeran plays Andrea Bocelli’s prized flute in impromptu music lesson

7 days ago

Andrea Bocelli

What are the lyrics to Morocco’s national anthem, the Cherifian Anthem, and who wrote it?

What are the lyrics to Morocco’s national anthem, the Cherifian Anthem, and who wrote it?

7 days ago

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason is one of today’s most in-demand soloists

Who is Isata Kanneh-Mason? Star pianist’s age, family, recordings and more facts

8 days ago

This Rachmaninov melody was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan – and no, it’s not ‘All By Myself’

This Rachmaninov melody was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan – and no, it’s not ‘All By Myself’

9 days ago

Rachmaninov

Best classical music

See more Best classical music

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

Best symphonies: Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak and Florence Price

The 15 greatest symphonies of all time

4 eras of classical music

The 4 eras of classical music: a quick guide

A young Marin Alsop, Sir Simon Rattle, and Seiji Ozawa conduct their respective orchestras.

The 25 greatest conductors of all time

Hildegard von Bingen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Edward Elgar among the greatest composers in classical music history.

30 of the greatest classical music composers of all time

Classic FM Live Playlists

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Classical Summertime

Classic FM Hall of Fame

Classic FM Relax

Classic FM Revision

Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame

Classic FM Video Game Music

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Latest on Classic FM

Members of the French National Orchestra wore rain covers as they played the Olympic Hymn at the Trocadero, during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

What music is at the Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony and who are the musicians?

Leading conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Sir John Eliot Gardiner sacked by Monteverdi choir and orchestras after reported punch

Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Sibelius ‘Finlandia’ at Classic FM Live

This epic performance of Sibelius’ ‘Finlandia’ will take your breath away

Sibelius

Liam astounds Lang Lang with his heartfelt Chopin

71-year-old pianist astounds Lang Lang with his heartfelt Chopin

Chopin

Kyiv orchestra plays poignant ‘Ave Maria’

Kyiv orchestra plays poignant ‘Ave Maria’ amid children’s hospital ruins after Russian missile strike

Videos

10 sports stars you didn’t know were also musicians

10 sports stars you didn’t know were also musicians

Colombia's players sing the national anthem at the Women's World Cup in Australia, 2023

What are the lyrics to Colombia’s national anthem and when was it written?

Classic FM Live returns in October 2024

Classic FM Live with Viking returns for a celebration of great British classics at the Royal Albert Hall

Events

Conductor Valery Gergiev leads the London Symphony Orchestra during the BMW Classics, performed in Trafalgar Square, London, 2016.

20 incredible classical music concerts across the UK this summer

Who is Toshiko Akiyoshi? Meet the Japanese pianist and composer who transformed jazz music

Who is Toshiko Akiyoshi? Meet the Japanese pianist and composer who transformed jazz music