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New Mayor's Music Fund scholarships awarded
On Tuesday 29 September, 32 talented young Londoners were welcomed to City Hall to be awarded Mayor’s Music Fund scholarships.
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Nurturing a sense of achievement
Conductor Peter Dunkley and musicians from Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra discuss the benefits of playing together and share their experience of performing at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.
5 years ago -
Mayoral charities raise £20 million
This week the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, thanked Londoners and businesses that have helped raise £20 million for three charities created to increase opportunities for young people in the capital, including the Mayor's Music Fund.
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Playing with music
All musicians can benefit from learning how to improvise or ‘play with music’.
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The benefits of music making for young people
The first of a new series of videos about ABRSM's work with fellow music education charity Music for Youth.
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Exploring the Violin syllabus
There’s something for everyone in our new Violin syllabus. Jessica O’Leary shares some personal highlights.
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The magic of performance
Every now and then, there’s something that happens, a magic that rises, glowing, through a choir as it sings. It is indefinable, untouchable, ineffable and it is the thing that brings tears to our eyes even when we don’t know what the words being sung actually mean.
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Assessment with a difference
Think of someone taking an ABRSM exam... what do you imagine? A slightly nervous small child, clutching their music? A flamboyant teenager ready to wow the examiner?
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In person: Elizabeth Bottone, ABRSM examiner
Elizabeth Bottone has been an ABRSM examiner for two years.
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Montego Bay to Manchester: making connections in music
As the UK’s largest music education charity we’re proud to support musical achievement all over the world, as Jon Flinn explains.
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Why music education matters
We take a look at the positive effects of music learning in two different schools.
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The benefits of music learning
Learning to play a musical instrument or to sing brings extraordinary, lifelong benefits.
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Live Bowed Strings Syllabus chat with the experts!
On Wednesday 7 October we’re hosting a live hour-long chat on Twitter during which members of our Syllabus team will answer questions from our followers about the new Bowed Strings Syllabus 2016–2019.
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Piano Mix and Joining the Dots Singing released
We are pleased to announce the launch today of two exciting new sets of ABRSM books.
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Over £165,000 raised for children
Since ABRSM began supporting CLIC Sargent’s Practice-a-thon back in 2006, our partnership has gone from strength to strength!
6 years ago