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

3D printed violins

US school cuts music lesson costs by printing 3D violins for students

Prince of Wales: ‘music education is crucial’, as children’s instrumental lessons are revealed

Prince of Wales: ‘music education is crucial’, as children’s instrumental lessons are revealed

Did you know the Duchess of Kent secretly taught music at a primary school for 13 years?

When the Duchess of Kent went undercover as a primary school music teacher for 13 years

Scottish teenager Eilidh MacLeod played bagpipes in her local band

Manchester Arena bombing victim remembered with new music education fund

Students playing musical instruments during music lesson at Royal High School Bath

GCSE music entries rise for two consecutive years after historic decline

A-level music entries have fallen year on year

A-level music entries fall to historic low, following 15 years of decline

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to Classic FM’s Dan Walker about the importance of music education.

“I want to ensure that music counts”: Sir Keir Starmer on education and access to music

Girl revising and piano keys

10 pieces of classical music to help ease exam stress

Hundreds of musicians protest Cardiff University’s proposed music school closure

Cardiff University scraps plans to axe music department

Winners of Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards 2024 on stage at Classic FM Live with Dan Walker

The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards 2025 with ABRSM – nominate an inspiring teacher!

Events

93% of children are excluded from arts education due to a lack of funding in state schools, a new report says.

93% of schoolchildren excluded from arts due to lack of funding, new report says

Ed Sheeran performs at old school after making £250m music education plea to Keir Starmer

Ed Sheeran performs at old school after making £250m music education plea to Keir Starmer

Musicians showed up to protest Cardiff University’s proposal to shut its School of Music, whose renowned alumni include ‘Adiemus’ composer Sir Karl Jenkins.

Hundreds of musicians protest ‘shock’ Cardiff University music school closure

Jenkins

Children learning to read and perform music as part of the initiative from the RBC.

Over 300 primary school pupils can now read and write music, thanks to top music school

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

Discover music

See more Discover music

Kate Bush, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi

The musical history of Wuthering Heights – from Brontë and Bush to Brat

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Yerin Ha plays Sophie Baek in Bridgerton Season 4

All the classical covers in Bridgerton Season 4

7 days ago

French singer Roberto Alagna, as Calaf, performs during a rehearsal of Turandot in July 2012 in France

Audience boos as Royal Opera head of music valiantly steps in for sick tenor

10 days ago

Roberto Alagna

Leo Woodall plays a piano tuner in new film

Watch Leo Woodall play a piano tuner in new indie film trailer

12 days ago

Liam Gallagher sings in front of Pachelbel's Canon in D

10 pop songs you didn’t know were inspired by Pachelbel’s Canon

13 days ago

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk makes surprise cameo in ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk makes surprise cameo in ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet

17 days ago

Tchaikovsky

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.

The 30 greatest classical music composers of all time

Classic FM Live Playlists

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A newborn baby is played citole during a music therapy session

Scientists played Bach to newborns, and found they can anticipate rhythms at two days old

Bach

Philip Glass and Reneé Fleming among the latest musicians to withdraw from the Trump Kennedy Center

Which artists and musicians have cancelled the Kennedy Center so far?

Dawn O’Porter to present ‘Classical Love Themes’ on Classic FM

Dawn O’Porter to present ‘Classical Love Themes’, a new Friday night series on Classic FM

BRITs Week 2026 Full Artist Line Up

Win tickets to see Katherine Jenkins and Jack Savoretti in BRITs Week 2026 for War Child

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Royal Choral Society

Celebrate 150 years of the Royal Choral Society performing Handel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall

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‘Sorry, I been drunk’: mandolin thief has second thoughts and returns his haul

‘Sorry, I been drunk’: mandolin thief has second thoughts and returns his haul

Lang Lang and Andrea Bocelli to star in the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Lang Lang and Andrea Bocelli to star in 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Lang Lang

Joe Hisaishi, composer of Spirited Away

10 greatest anime soundtracks of all time

RAYE’s classical background

Is RAYE classically trained? Footage shows star singer playing cello with former classmate

Hans Zimmer to compose score for HBO’s new Harry Potter series

Hans Zimmer to compose original score for HBO’s new Harry Potter series

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