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Labour to promise ‘access to the arts’ to widen involvement in creative industries The Guardian
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Undervaluing arts subjects ‘naive’, warns NAHT union Tes Magazine
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9 Types Of Music Degrees, Plus Concentration Options Forbes
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Apologies for cross-posting. *Critical & Creative Digital Dynamics: A Symposium on AI & Digital Innovations for Inter-art Chamber Music Practices* Organiser: Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS) at the...
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Columbia High Music Parents Say Cuts Would Be 'Catastrophic' to Music & Arts Education The Village Green
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Arts education | News, Sports, Jobs timesobserver.com
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I am happy to announce that the Centre for Digital Music is now formally advertising the new research positions I posted last week. One area is lyrics generation and the...
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NYU Shanghai Interactive Media and Business Postdoctoral Program New York University: NYU - Shanghai: Shanghai: Arts and Sciences: Interactive Media and Business
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The London College of Music, as part of The University of West London's research expansion strategy, is offering a number of opportunities for fully funded PhD Scholarships: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/course/research/music?start=1240&option=33. If you...
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[sent on behalf of Dr Neta Spiro] Dear Musical Care International Network members, We are delighted to invite you to the inaugural Musical Care in Dialogue session hosted by the...
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UK's creative industries bring in more revenue than cars, oil and gas – so why is arts education facing cuts? The Conversation
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Hi everyone, We are inviting proposals for a poster session at the following conference next month: Making the Case for Classical: Research, Insight and Advocacy Wednesday 22nd May 2024, Sheffield,...
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iMerc Newsletter — Vol. 7, April 2024
 UCL iMerc Newsletter — Vol. 7, April 2024About usSince the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, we have been meeting regularly to share new research and insights related to diverse topics in...
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Fwd: RESONAARI CONCERT online stream 17th of April 2024
Dear friend! Welcome to RESONAARI CONCERT on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, at 19.00 Finnish time (= EET time zone)! Join the concert online at Resonaari website www.resonaari.fi and enjoy the...
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OPINION | Beyond the Score: Funding the Future of Arts Education in Washington South Seattle Emerald
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Washington Needs Dedicated Funding for Arts Education The Stranger
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Call for Posters - 11th International Conference on Digital Libraries for Musicology (In Association with IAML 2024), 27 June 2024 CALL FOR POSTERS The 11th DLfM conference (https://dlfm.web.ox.ac.uk), held at...
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Dear colleagues, The University of Salford, in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London, are seeking candidates for fully-funded PhDs in the emerging interdisciplinary area of aural diversity, as part of...
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iMerc Newsletter — Vol. 6, March 2024
UCL iMerc Newsletter — Vol. 6, March 2024About usSince the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, we have been meeting regularly to share new research and insights related to diverse topics in...
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Royal College of Music (in-person & online) Thursday 27 June 10am-5pm Qualitative interviewing offers an opportunity to shine a spotlight on participants' experiences and perspectives on a given topic. It...
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Dear Colleagues I am sharing this final call as we will be closing our survey of carers in UK HE at the end of the month. Many thanks to those...
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Applications are invited for a vacancy: Research Fellow on Generative Audio AI, to work in the area of generative AI for audio generation with text and video prompts, at the...
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Keir Starmer's speech at the Labour Creatives Conference – The Labour Party Labour Party
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Keir Starmer: increasing arts provision needn't cost more money The Stage
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This is Home Fest establishes scholarship for students pursuing music, arts education - American Press | American Press American Press
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Call for Proposals Society for Music Production Research Inaugural Conference September 12-14, 2024 • Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2024 Change and Continuity: Traditions, Tensions...
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Arts Educators Have Parts to Play in Mental Health Colorado Health Institute
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Senator Rachel May and Assemblymember Kimberly Jean-Pierre Stand Up for Students with Legislation to Codify Arts ... The New York State Senate
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Best British Schools for Creative Arts: Music, Art & Drama Country and Town House
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How do we make music with wicked sounds generated by Deep Learning architectures? We are looking for candidates for a PhD position, in the project Interactive Sound Spaces - Deep...
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Dear DMRN, Please find embedded a link to a Call for Papers for a workshop on "How do we listen to the Web?". We invite presentations, demos, and papers about...
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Call For Papers: Commercial Electronic Musical Instruments in 21st Century Music Practice The 21st Century Music Practice Research Network's 2024 Two Day Conference is on Mon & Tue, 9th &...
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Dear colleagues (with apologies for cross-posting),We are delighted to announce the availability of 1-2 fully funded MSc/PhD scholarships on cross-cultural relationships between song and speech in the School of Psychology,...
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Both the Royal Society (Royal Society Newton International Fellowships) and British Academy (International Fellowships ) have open calls for applicants to win funding that can be used to work with...
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Chicago-based Genesis Music and Arts school aims to inspire minds, build stronger community WLS-TV
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Call for Participation The Conference on AI and Music Creativity is an annual conference bringing together a community working on the application of AI in music practice. The AI and...
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 UCL iMerc Newsletter — Vol. 5, February 2024About usSince the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, we have been meeting regularly to share new research and insights related to diverse topics in...
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Music education, support networks, and continuity are key factors regulating adolescents' arts participation, says study Phys.org
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5th International Symposium on the Internet of SoundsInternational Audio Laboratories Erlangen 30 September - 2 October 2024https://internetofsounds.net/is2_2024/ We are pleased to invite you to the 5th International Symposium on the...
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Dear list, we are happy to announce the Call for Papers for TISMIR Special Collection on Multi-Modal Music Information Retrieval. Deadline for Submissions 01.08.2024 Scope of the Special Collection Data...
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As our material progresses, this is just a reminder every now and then. To access information regarding IFORS Developing Countries resources, its regular updates – and to submit your possible...
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About Arts & Creative Learning The School District of Philadelphia
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California schools will soon get $1 billion for arts and music. Are they ready to use it? The Mercury News
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Local high school keeps the emphasis on the arts WCAX
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Inspiring the Next Generation of Music Educators NFHS
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Transforming Lives through Music Education National Endowment for the Arts
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Arts education is important and must stay The Echo
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Music advocates arrive in Washington to lobby for arts education money as government shutdown looms KPBS
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Meet School Gig: A new app to connect schools and artists EdSource
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City Club of Eugene: Creating Access to Arts and Music Education KLCC FM Public Radio
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Merryl Goldberg, a music professor on a mission to spread arts education EdSource
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The significant benefits of youth engagement with the arts. Psychology Today
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Superstar conductor Gustavo Dudamel calls for change in education: 'The first thing that's cut is the arts' Classic FM
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How an elite music school is increasing access for students with disabilities PBS NewsHour
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The power of arts education: A conversation with Letty Kraus EdSource
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We need more music and the arts, especially now SmartBrief
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Behind the scenes: California’s new arts education plans EdSource
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Music education hub reforms 'immensely challenging' | News | ArtsProfessional ArtsProfessional
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Labour's education revolution will put the arts and culture centre stage Art Newspaper
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Proposition 28 a windfall for arts education, but implementation poses challenges EdSource
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Labour accuses UK government of ‘stifling children’s creativity’ The Guardian
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New performing arts college BN1 Arts will open in Brighton The Argus
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Arts education that resonates - Stanford Report Stanford University News
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Beyond STEM: The future of arts education and opportunities at Stanford The Stanford Daily
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If Math and Science Are Required in School, the Arts Should Be Too — OnStage Blog OnStage Blog
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Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service (THAMES) Tower Hamlets
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Government urged to establish national music education service ArtsProfessional
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Everything you need to know about music in schools – The Education Hub The Education Hub
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Music education survey paints bleak picture | News | ArtsProfessional ArtsProfessional
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£6.82m to support music and arts in new curriculum | GOV.WALES GOV.WALES
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‘Creativity crisis’ looms for English schools due to arts cuts, says Labour The Guardian
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Arts education in secondary schools - House of Lords Library House of Lords Library
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Four things you may not know about music and arts education – The Education Hub The Education Hub
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Nick Gibb: the importance of high-quality arts education GOV.UK
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Thousands of children to benefit from music and arts investment GOV.UK
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