MEC is a diverse and inclusive membership organisation for those with an interest and expertise in music education in its widest sense.
Joined September 2009
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9 Aug 2024
Music Education Council Statement on Recent Civil Unrest.
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26 Jul 2024
New MEC Blog! Read now >>
African Music Library, Foster. musiceducationcouncil.org.uk…
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3 Jul 2024
Greatly promising results from this study.
3 Jul 2024
Does music education really have an impact on school attainment 👩🏫?
📊In Hull, they crunched the numbers & found that pupils having music lessons outperformed their peers considerably 🎉
Using progress scores helped address the issue that music attracts high attainers
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2 Jul 2024
Listen to Music Education Trustee @Philcastang speak on how a new government can music organisations in the UK. Alongside the brilliant @BLKLivesinMusic
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1 Jul 2024
Brilliant new initiative from @SConnections - apply for their training and professional development programme now!
1 Jul 2024
Work with children & young people through music? 🎶 Apply for our Training & Professional Development programme!
Offering funding, training, mentoring shadowing opportunities to support professionals, organisations hubs.
📅 Apply by Mon 15 July, 9am
sound-connections.org.uk/new…
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Music Education Council retweeted
7 Jun 2024
Unseen Unheard - Black Disabled Experience in the UK's Music Industry
Tues 9th July, 11am-12pm
How are organisations like @BLKLivesinMusic & @attitudetweets working together to break down barriers for Black Deaf, Disabled & neurodivergent musicians? bit.ly/4edtDbj
ALT Unseen Unheard - Black Disabled Experience in ther UK's Music Industry. Tues 9th July 11am-12pm. With Hillary Juma and Charisse Beaumont.
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Music Education Council retweeted
13 Jun 2024
Don't forget, applications are still open for our Future Leaders programme!
Deadline: Sunday June 23rd.
20 May 2024
🆕 Drake Music is delighted to present Future Leaders, a new opportunity for 4 Disabled young people looking for a long-term, fulfilling musical career.
More info & accessible applications via our website: shorturl.at/NB86l
Deadline Sunday 23rd June.
ALT An infographic for Future Leaders. Logos for Youth Music, Arts Council England and Drake Music in top center of image, with a yellow sun in the background.
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Music Education Council retweeted
3 Jun 2024
Our Training and Professional Development programme 2024-25 just launched!🎉
The programme offers a range of funding, training, mentoring shadowing opportunities to support professionals, organisations hubs in empowering young people🌟.
🔗Apply now: sound-connections.org.uk/new…
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5 Jun 2024
Incredibly important work from @Donne_UK
"...women and global majority composers in the 2023-2024 season has marginally declined, signalling an urgent need for change in the classical music industry"
donne-uk.org/research-new/
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23 Apr 2024
We're hosting the official book launch on Zoom for @N8Holder 's new book 'If I Were A Racist' on 30th April at 6pm. To hear Nate talk about the book with MEC Trustee @SJagdevPowell sign up here for your free ticket. musiceducationcouncil.org.uk…
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11 Mar 2024
Disability Taking the Lead: next online MEC Seminar...THIS THURSDAY 14th March 10.00 am. Sign up here: musiceducationcouncil.org.uk…
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23 Feb 2024
We asked Chat GPT how AI can be trained to be considerate and equitable and it came up with some really accurate and interesting recommendations which we should definitely build into our planned way forward.
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23 Feb 2024
Enabling music education to be more individual and more personalised to people’s preferences and therefore more inclusive.
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23 Feb 2024
Hope that AI will help us do more of the stuff that we’re brilliant at and enjoy and less time on the stuff that often takes up an inordinate amount of our time - admin etc
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23 Feb 2024
… and planning ahead for ethical use of AI and learning from the risks that have manifested around other tech platforms to try to avoid those kinds of pitfalls as AI develops and becomes widely used in music
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23 Feb 2024
People from low income backgrounds are not usually early adopters of new technology because of initial high costs. It would be great if the developing role of AI in music could be more democratic and equitable to access regardless of your background.
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23 Feb 2024
The recording and listing of where datasets have been drawn from - a bit like showing a list of ingredients in food items - might become part of the regulation around use of datasets.
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23 Feb 2024
Dataset biases are a problem, and beyond that the datasets and algorithms are created by people working in Silicon Valley who will bring their own biases and perceptions. So that needs looking at too.
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23 Feb 2024
Generation of AI images: risks include that it inherits biases and could further entrench lack of representation. For example if you ask AI to generate an image of an orchestra it gives you an image of exclusively white musicians and no disability.
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23 Feb 2024
Much of the IP legislation and contractual language was created before AI existed so it needs revision to protect artists from their IP being used in ways that was never their intention.
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