Tag: music education
'Music Will Nonprofit to Hold 16th Annual Benefit Concert Honoring Josh Groban, Andra Day, and Rhiannon Giddens
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'BBC Proms 2016 to Continue 'Ten Pieces' Concerts, Now Caters to Secondary School Students
The always-inspiring BBC Proms---the eight-week series of summer classical concerts held in the Royal Albert Hall---has announced that it will continue its popular Ten Pieces concerts, which, last year, aimed to bring primary school children in contact with classical music. The initiative was held to be a success for young audiences in 2015, and now the BBC Proms 2016 intends to continue the "new tradition" by encouraging secondary school students to respond to a selection of ten classical pieces in a manner in which they see fit. -
'The Column: When The BBC Turned Teacher, And Got It Right
So what do we think about this new initiative from the BBC, this idea to create a UK-wide scheme to introduce children to classical music through a proscribed list of "Ten Pieces"?
