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NEWS IN BRIEF
Nicola Benedetti receives honorary RWCMD fellowship bit.ly/3OQAQAQ Nicola Benedetti (below) has been named an honorary fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) at a graduation ceremony in Cardiff on 8 July. Benedetti has been working with the college through her Benedetti Foundation music education projects.During lockdown, the college percussion department worked with the violinist on her virtual sessions, which reached more than 7,000 musicians around the world. The RWCMD’s new fellows also include Sarah Alexander, chief executive of the National Youth Orchestra (see page 23).
UK children to receive mandatory weekly music lessons bit.ly/3nnN8oD The British Government has announced plans to invest in new music and sport opportunities to support children’s development. Under the new National Plan for Music Education, UK schools will be asked to teach at least one hour of music per week in Key Stages 1–3. Recognising how music is used to support children’s creativity and develop their cognitive skills, a £79 million investment will also be made available every year until 2025 for the Music Hubs programme. Tens of thousands of pupils will also be given the chance to learn a musical instrument, following new capital funding worth £25 million for schools to purchase musical instruments and equipment. This will include adapted instruments for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
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