Tomorrow on Slipped Disc: A history of sex abuse at music schools… by a former
Like many who have observed with horror the revelations and allegations that arose from the conviction of one eminent music teacher in Manchester, we have been casting around for context and...
View ArticleMichelle Obama hosts music education event. Strictly no classical – Slipped Disc
Out of curiosity, why is it that journalism on arts education, and music education in particular, often excludes mention of the voices of highly qualified certified music educators and in place...
View ArticleRobert Fitzpatrick: ‘A vicious cycle exists in American musical higher...
Robert Freeman and so many others do not recognize the essential problem or the solution. We do not need a “revolution in music eduction” for performers and music teachers, we need a revolution in...
View ArticleGary Graffman: US lags behind the world in arts education – Slipped Disc
Further to Robert Fitzpatrick’s observations regarding the unhappy state of arts education in the USA and his comments that events of the last 45 or 50 years in our country “have led to a decline in...
View ArticleDavid Cameron gives his views on music education – Slipped Disc
Latin is not irrelevant. (And Greek is not either). I took both, though much more Latin. Helped me speedily to learn other languages — Romance and Slavic. Success there made approaching Asian languages...
View ArticleSharp fall reported in German music education – Slipped Disc
Quite a few years ago, Kent Nagano gave a big interview in the German newspaper “Die Zeit”, stressing the importance of teaching music in schools, for in general and for all ages. Unfortunately we have...
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