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74% of music organisations say music education is the most important issue facing the sector
22 July 2010
A survey by the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has revealed that 74% of ISM corporate members rate music education as the most important issue facing the whole of the music sector.
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Send a letter to your MP
16 July 2010
The ISM has prepared a new letter you can send to your MP to help campaign specifically for the Music Grant, an £86 million fund for local authorities to spend on music education in their area. If it is cut or has its ring-fencing removed, this could seriously harm music and other music services. With this in mind, and a desire from members to be involved in campaigning on behalf of music and musicians, we have prepared another draft letter which you can send to your MP.
British public backs music education
26 February 2010
Ninety-one per cent of adults in Britain want children to have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument at school, according to ISM research.
ISM Chief Executive appointed chair of MEC
19 July 2010
Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has been elected to serve as Chair of the Music Education Council (MEC) for the next three years.
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Charles Mackerras dies
15 July 2010
Sir Charles Mackerras, a long-standing ISM member and recipient of the ISM's Distinguished Musician Award in 2002, has died, aged 84.
ISM and Jazz Services join forces to back the Live Music Bill
5 July 2010
The ISM and Jazz Services announced today that there are deep rooted concerns from the music sector that government plans for a further review could delay progress of the Live Music Bill.
NAYO ceases operations as ABO steps in to help
25 June 2010
This week the National Association of Youth Orchestras (NAYO) will be winding up having ceased operations on 31 March.
Live Music Bill must be passed as soon as possible
16 June 2010
The ISM welcomes the coalition government's commitment to reduce live music bureaucracy and calls on the government to introduce the Live Music Bill which had front bench support from both governing coalition partners before the election.
Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted
15 June 2010
On 15 June, the new Coalition Government announced that registration with the new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) was being halted, pending a remodelling of the scheme ‘back to proportionate, common sense levels’.
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