Music AdvocacyMusic Manifesto Website (UK)The music manifesto is about creating more music for more people. It offers a strategy and set of priorities for the next three to five years, focusing on children and young people. Developed by a sixty-strong coalition of musicians, composers, educators, music industry representatives and policy makers, the music manifesto has been designed to be a living, interactive resource, owned by all those who sign up to it. Using this site, organisations and individuals can sign up to the manifesto on-line and showcase their own contributions by pledging tangible programmes and resources to help make it a reality. At the heart of the music manifesto is a determination that all those involved in music education should work together to deliver musical opportunities for young people. National Association of Music Educators The National Association of Music Educators (UK) is a forum for professional debate; a national voice for music education; a regional network for training & support and a provider of professional support for music education. The Fourth "R" ~ The Case for Music in the School Curriculum. A publication produced by the Music Industries Association (UK) on the value of music education in children's educational development. The publication also refers to world-wide research. This excellent website has details of the recent comprehensive study of research into the 'other' values of music. Commissioned by the Performing Right Society from Professor Sue Hallam of the Institute of Education, London University, the study covers everything from music in our everyday lives to neurological aspects of musical processing. Recommended. The Music Intelligence Neural Development Institute. Interesting USA site with scientific research on using music to access higher brain functions. Please E-mail us if you find a dormant URL link. All links to websites from these pages are provided for information only. |