All schools (including academies) required to follow the national curriculum - this means ALL schools must teach music. It’s a no-brainer, of course, but worth celebrating nonetheless. schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-educati…

You know your work is complete when your students name a storage cupboard after you…. behold ‘The Liz Dunbar Narnia Inbetweeny cupboard’ Huntington School Music Department, York Huntington School

Experience As One in concert halls, this August. 🤩 Hear teenage musicians explore daring human stories and powerful emotions on a dramatic scale, as we go on tour. Tickets in Manchester and Saffron Walden are Free for Teens. Book now! nyo.org.uk/performances

It’s a cracking edition Music Teachers Association Really enjoyed your book review Liz Gleed of Nate Holder ‘s ‘If I were a racist’.

Ep.104 of the Music Teachers Association podcast, out now! - Mark Phillips chats about the start of Year 7, the value (or lack of) of baseline tests, and questionnaires - MTA President Catherine Barker (United Music) reflects on the academic year #CanDoMusic tinyurl.com/lbr4b6zd

Found a quiet spot whilst taking 5yo and 2yo to run around a ruined Cistercian abbey

Tune in to BBC Radio 3 today at 2.40pm to catch NYO’s associate conductor Tess Jackson live! She’ll be discussing an exciting new piece by Dani Howard, which she’ll be conducting at our BBC Proms performance, As One, on 10 August. Don’t miss it! 🎶 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

This take on the As One melody. 😲🔥 NYO Alumni, Rowan, Luke, Stephen, Brioni, Paddy and Lizzy share their improvisation of the melody of the summer! 🎶🎻 Feeling inspired? Why not create your own version? Tag us and use the #AsOne hashtag! nyo.org.uk/as-one-melody

It’s been a fabulous start to our residential course! It's inspiring to watch our young singers work together. Working with Charles Béquignon-MacDougall & Emily Dickens they learnt ‘Ya Basta!’ by Val Regan, a joyful song with lyrics that speak about the only path in life being the one we make ourselves.

The Inspire Orchestra residency & tour was a hit! 🥳 53 musicians from The National Youth Orchestra and NYO Alumni brought extraordinary music to 2,500 young people across the UK! 🙌 Stay tuned as the orchestral year isn’t over yet for #NYOInspire! 🤩

Throwback-Thursday! Remembering some of the fabulous sessions we had at our 2024 Conference. Make sure your diaries are marked for 16-18 May 2025 for the next one at Trinity Academy, Bristol

Monteverdi setting 'sweet pain'. It's III6c, second inversion B maj6. At Monteverdi Madrigal Week in Venice. (From M'è più dolce il penar). Also a kneeling gag. #choralchihuahua

📣 Choral Conductors - We Need You! 📣 We are looking for new conductors to join our team of experienced and inspirational vocal leaders within the Hallé’s Workplace Choir programme. Deadline 👉 Friday 30 August Apply here 👉 bit.ly/HalleJobs1

Know any 11-14 year olds interested in music making? On Mon 12 Aug - they can join professional musicians from the Chineke! Orchestra in a workshop exploring creative music making. No musical experience is necessary. Find out more here: woolwich.works/events/chineke…

As One in Saffron Hall! ☺️🎶 We’re here in Essex, rehearsing for our performance tonight at 7pm, with conductor Alexandre Bloch. 🎻 There are just a few tickets left. Book now before we sell out. Tickets are Free for Teens. saffronhall.com/whats-on/view/…

Tonight we play the BBC Proms. 🙌 It’s the finale of the As One tour and we couldn’t be more excited! 🤩 Watch hundreds of teenage musicians unite and perform As One at the Royal Albert Hall. Book your promming ticket or tune in to BBC Radio 3 for the live broadcast at 7.30! 🔊

Come and sing with us this year! We're adding to our already lovely team of Choral Scholars...

Throwback-Thursday! Remembering some of the fabulous sessions we had at our 2024 Conference. Make sure your diaries are marked for 16-18 May 2025 for the next one 🎶at Trinity Academy, Bristol 🎶 ISM Charles Béquignon-MacDougall @thevoicesfoundation Jenny Trattles

🎶 Join the University Choir! 🎶 Whether you’re part of the University or from the wider community, the University of York choir welcomes all passionate singers! Join us! Contact: [email protected] or 01904 322445

Child 2 made the rather amusing discovery on a walk yesterday that my hiking stick is in the key of Bb major 🤣….and hereby announces that ⁦Aurora Orchestra⁩ ‘s Beethoven 9 Prom can now be watched on iPlayer! bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…