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 for children

10 best pieces of classical music for kids

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

Schools told they may need to suspend music lessons

Schools in England told they may need to suspend ‘specialist’ subjects, like music

Coronavirus

Marching Bands are a staple in American music education

How the marching band became a staple of American music education

Chineke conducted by Roderick Cox at the Royal Festival Hall

New research reveals shocking barriers to young people accessing classical music

Government called ‘regressive’ for ‘plans to limit student numbers on lower-earning arts degrees’

Government criticised for ‘regressive’ plans to ‘limit student numbers on lower-earning arts degrees’
School Orchestra

The pandemic has led to a dramatic decline in children’s fine motor skills. Could music be the solution?
Sir Keir Starmer / School aged musician

‘We want every child to get the chance to play a musical instrument’ – Sir Keir Starmer

Research finds A level music in schools could ‘disappear’ in little more than a decade

A level music in schools could ‘disappear’ in little more than a decade

Exclusive
Lang Lang plays piano in Beijing, 2020

‘We’re not numbers, we’re humans’ – pianist Lang Lang on the need for music education and opportunity

Lang Lang

University music students perform in a concert

‘Act of vandalism’: outrage as English government cuts to arts and music education approved
Lifetime study finds playing a musical instrument as an adult may boost your memory

Lifetime study finds playing a musical instrument as an adult may boost your memory

muses greek mythology

Modes: What are they and how do I use them?

Government plans to halve funding for music in higher education will be ‘catastrophic’

Government plans to halve funding for music in higher education could be ‘catastrophic’