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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

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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!

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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

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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’

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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The English National Opera’s production of ‘Carmen’, at the London Coliseum in 2020.

Leading UK opera companies have funding slashed in Arts Council announcement