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The Curriculum Review has sparked wide-ranging debate across the music education community, raising important questions about what — and who — our curriculum is truly for. In this blog, MEC Trustee Elect Chris Ricketts shares his reflections on the review alongside insights from his first MEC Away Day. Drawing on sector conversations and personal experience, he explores the opportunities, risks and tensions within the current proposals, and why rethinking “rigour” and broaden

On 27 November, the Music Education Council hosted an essential conversation on race and music education, chaired by MEC Trustees Sharon Jagdev Powell  and Wizdom Layne .The panel brought together four practitioners whose work spans law, creativity, youth engagement and trauma-informed practice: Dr. Kienda Hoji , a global music lawyer and long-standing advocate for equity; Liz Ikamba , a Congolese-British artist and experienced trauma-informed facilitator; Milli-Rose Rubin ,

Disability, Technology, and Changing the System: How Disabled Musicians Are Leading the Future of Music Last year’s Disability Taking the Lead seminar, hosted by Drake Music Scotland as part of the MEC series, brought together musicians Claire Johnston, Ben Lunn, Sorcha Pringle , and facilitator Kris Halpin for a powerful conversation about the realities faced by disabled musicians — and the urgent need for change across music education and professional spaces. The panellis

In this MEC Blog, Sooree shares their journey into the arts, from theatre to music programming, and the pivotal role music has played in...

Introducing Caro Cooke: A Journey Towards Inclusive Music Education The Music Education Council (MEC) is delighted to welcome Caro Cooke ...

As a clarinetist, educator, and advocate, Jessica Phillips has spent over two decades shaping the sound of the Metropolitan Opera...

Music has a unique ability to bring people together, ignite creativity, and inspire personal growth. In this blog series by the Music...

We welcome Dr Yasin El Ashrafi , founder of Leicester-based HQ Creative Arts Network (CAN) . It isn't easy to encapsulate the brilliant...

We welcome the Creative Opps CIO to MEC's blog series. Their mission is to teach young people transferable skills relevant to their...

We welcome the African Music Library to MEC’s blog series. The organisation's mission is to create an expansive and far-reaching database...

Although it was written by myself, ‘If I Were A Racist’ draws from the work of many writers and thinkers. People such as Philip Ewell,...

Back in 2020 I wrote a poem called ‘If I Were A Racist’. It was an attempt to look at how racism and white supremacist thought (blatant...

With growing globalisation, multicultural presence in UK society and schools, plus the added spotlight on Equality, Diversity and...

We seem to be in an extended period of perpetual change as a sector with lots of good intentions, facilitated discussions, multiple...

Music & Drama Education Expo February 2023, London On the 23rd of February 2023, I was delighted to represent the Music Education Council...

In conversation with 3 Music Education Hubs With Music Hubs waiting for the publication of the investment process for funding beyond...

The Musicians' Union and the Fabian Society have published a report, setting out their recommendations for ensuring that every child can...

Richard Jones hopes this is the second and last National Plan for Music Education For nearly a century government and subject association...

- and how can it connect to Mental Health and Wellbeing? 'Music has been part of human culture for thousands of years, over millennia,...