Good to see support for music and musicians in “The UK is a broad-based services superpower, the second largest services exporter in the world with successful musicians and architects as well as bankers” (p. 118).

Finally able to graduate in person in the amazing Symphony Hall thanks to @MyBCU. The @BirmCons Brass were brilliant, as they have been all week. I got ‘the prize’ for the longest thesis title. Available at

A privilege to be part of @MyBCU graduations this week. Proud to see such a diverse range of students walk across the stage in the company of wonderful colleagues.

RT @gjmcpauck: My book arrived. Anonymous reviewers said it “offers something new to the music education canon. It has potential for signif….

Amazing rehearsal of Richard Blackford’s Pietà this morning The soloists: Jess Dandy (contralto), Roderick Williams (baritone) and Amy Dickson (soprano saxophone) were sublime. Not to be missed.

Some great comments about the Three Choirs Festival Chorus singing the opening concert on Saturday 23rd July 2022. The male soloists also received worthy mentions:

Nearly time for the Dyson epic Quo Vadis: Some sublime singing from the wonderful soloists this morning during rehearsal, supported by the brilliant @philharmonia.

Looking forward to this tonight! The @philharmonia were fantastic in rehearsal this afternoon.

Inspired by @CSPACE_BCU conference but blown away by our wonderful @R0b5m1th asking ‘what do we talk about when talk about education?’ in his inaugural professorial lecture. It’s time to celebrate ‘richness’ in diversity, potential and opportunity. Thanks Rob.

Dear Gavin Williamson, if Latin in schools is about levelling up, I have other ideas

Musical Futures – the Marmite of Music Education? | Anna Gower. Thanks Anna. Been on a similar journey. Please share more of your thinking. MF had a huge impact on my teaching. It made me think “what do pupils want?” not just “what do pupils need?”

RT @akapaulineblack: Great article from @jpjsavage in new @BERANews journal. Good for me as a Scot to get some further knowledge and insigh….

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RT @CrowhurstEmily: Dismal reading about the number of schools moving to or retaining carousel rotations for arts subjects. If your school….

RT @MusicTeacherMag: Professor Keith Swanwick has received the @ISM_music Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in music pedagogy, perfor….

RT @dgillthorpe: This is a really helpful contribution to the ongoing #modelmusiccurriculum discussion - many thanks to Robert Bunting via….

RT @DrFautley: The implications for music are concerning in this, I feel. What with all the work that has been done over the years, eg wit….