Stories

This year we’ve been working with Grounded Sounds, a London-based charity that provides music development programmes for young people in South London and beyond. 

Through our Play On fund we support music education projects and organisations all over the world. This year one of our Play On recipients is CACEFU-Mozambique.

Our five Chief Examiners collectively lead, support and guide our team of examiners. They also contribute to everything we do as a music education organisation. Read on to find out more about Mervyn.

In the latest instalment of our series exploring lives with music, we spoke to Will Crawford, guitarist and founder of mindfulness through music company quietnote. 

Marcel Miska is our Engagement Executive. He’s also a musician, actor, voice-over artist and published author. We asked Marcel to tell us about his life with music.  

Our Artistic Director, Alexis Ffrench, shares his vision for our new online performance series.

Once again we’re partnering with Classic FM for their Music Teacher of the Year Awards. Find out about two of last years winners and the impact the awards have had on their teaching. 

Our five Chief Examiners collectively lead, support and guide our team of examiners. They also contribute to everything we do as a music education organisation. Read on to find out more about Andrew.

Earlier this year we celebrated with six emerging composers who had just completed our latest composer mentoring programme. Our Deputy Head of Engagement, James Welburn, explains what it’s all about. 

Kate Andrews, one of our Chief Examiners, shares one of our her own experiences of performance anxiety and some ways to understand, overcome and accept it.