SMA news

Summer 2013 Quiz

SMA — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:01:55 +0000

Click here for the Summer Term Quiz

Click here for the answers to the Spring Term Quiz

Launch of Music Mark

SMA — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:56:04 +0000

Jay Deeble, Chair of SMA, attended the launch of the new organisation for music Education, The UK Association for Music Education, known as Music Mark. (http://www.musicmark.org.uk/ ). This took place on Monday 18^th March at the Royal Society of Arts. About forty guests listened to the Corrodus Quartet, a senior quartet from Oxfordshire Music Service, making its London performance debut. Jo Perkins, a member of the quartet and a Young Music Ambassador gave the first speech and was followed by Darren Henley, and Virginia Haworth-Galt and Nigel Taylor, Chief Executive and Chair of Music Mark respectively.

EXPO 13 presentation

SMA — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:38:59 +0000

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National Learn to Play Day, 16th March

SMA — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:46:40 +0000

Music stores all over the UK will be offering everyone free taster music lessons, across a huge range of instruments from guitars, pianos and drums to ukuleles, saxophones and bassoons, on National Learn to Play Day, Saturday 16th March 2013. Click here for more details.

Termly quiz for Key Stage 2 pupils

SMA — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:34:00 +0000

SMA has a termly prize-winning quiz for pupils aged 11 or below. Click here for the Spring Term 2013 quiz.

SMA concerns about current Music Education policy

SMA — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:14:25 +0000

PRESS RELEASE 21/9/2012

What legacy?

The opportunity to develop music teaching in particular and the teaching of all creative subjects in general within secondary education has been lost. We have been shown a Cultural Olympiad this summer and there has been much made of the legacy of this summer’s Olympics.

What legacy?

The Schools Music Association (SMA) which has condemned the previously suggested reforms of the GCSE, is now concerned that the latest government proposals to introduce the Ebacc will effectively mean the end of the teaching of creative subjects in secondary schools. The present proposals will increase pressure on pupils to study the six areas of maths, English, sciences, languages and humanities.

There is NO mention of Music, NO mention of technology, NO mention of design.

The United Kingdom is known internationally for its offerings in these fields. The creative economy contributes up to 10% of the GDP. Our music education system is considered world class, and envied across the world.

Imagine the ceremonies for the Olympics and Paralympics without the contribution of the designers, musicians, dancers and artists.

SMA supports the comments of the Incorporated Society of Musicians and its Chief Executive, Deborah Annetts of 18 September to be found at http://www.ism.org/news/press .

SMA supports the comments of Dr James Garnett of the National Association of Music educators about the necessity to keep music assessment musical, and to allow each child a full rounded education of 18 September to be found at http://www.name.org.uk/node/3693

Jay Deeble

Chairman of the Schools Music Association of Great Britain

Email sma_chair@musician.org

Honour for Douglas Coombes

SMA — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:52:52 +0000

SMA's Press and Publicity officer Douglas Coombes has been awarded the MBE for Services to Music in today's Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Yamaha's digital YES magazine

SMA — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:19:25 +0000

Jay Deeble, Chairman of SMA has contributed an article to the Summer 2012 edition of Yamaha's Yes magazine. Click here to see the online version.

SMA at musiclearninglive!2012

SMA — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:22:15 +0000

SMA at musiclearninglive!2012

SMA was pleased to be associated with this major event, and to be an exhibitor.

National Music Education Grant Report

SMA — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:29:55 +0000

To read the report please click here.

The report details the findings based on evidence provided by Local Authorities on November 30th 2011 in order to draw down their second instalment of the Music Education Grant (2011/2012).

The data relates to the actual numbers of young people involved in music making during the academic year 2010/2011 and projected figures for the academic year 2011/2012 as at November 30th 2011.

A further report is planned for May 2012 to provide updated figures for 2011/2012, which will be able to further inform policies and plans for 2012 to 2015.