Music Education Council

MEC is a diverse and inclusive membership organisation for those with an interest and expertise in music education in its widest sense.

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Music Education Council Statement on Recent Civil Unrest.

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New MEC Blog! Read now >>
African Music Library, Foster. https://t.co/PDb0uvf2UU

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Greatly promising results from this study.

[anita holford ✍🏼❤️🧠⌨️ @anitanee]

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

[Music Education Council @mectweets]

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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@SConnections No problem at all! Excited for scheme 💓

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Brilliant new initiative from @SConnections - apply for their training and professional development programme now!

[Sound Connections @SConnections]

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

https://t.co/ywtgftYjvy

[Youth Music Network @YouthMusicNet]

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? https://t.co/aykcb2Z6GY

[Drake Music @Drake_Music]

Don't forget, applications are still open for our Future Leaders programme!

Deadline: Sunday June 23rd.

[Sound Connections @SConnections]

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: https://t.co/ywtgftYRl6

[Music Education Council @mectweets]

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"

https://t.co/77z4WJtY6Y

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@JCComposer @Howard_Goodall Love this!

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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. https://t.co/ndwpJ4EWJ1

[Music Education Council @mectweets]

Disability Taking the Lead: next online MEC Seminar...THIS THURSDAY 14th March 10.00 am. Sign up here: https://t.co/KDw6FxzROf

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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.

[Music Education Council @mectweets]

Enabling music education to be more individual and more personalised to people’s preferences and therefore more inclusive.

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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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… 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

[Music Education Council @mectweets]

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.

[Music Education Council @mectweets]

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.

[Music Education Council @mectweets]

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.