Read what some of our supporters think of the Music Manifesto's achievements so far
2008
- Our national singing programme, Sing Up, celebrates its first birthday, having trained 15,000 singing leaders and reached a total of 90,000 children so far
- In Harmony, England's answer to Venezuela's El Sistema orchestral programme, begins with three pilot projects
- Five music partnership projects are launched around the country, linking up local organizations and bringing music to more children and young people
- The Music Manifesto's Marc Jaffrey addresses an international gathering of music educators at the ISME annual conference in Bologna
- Dick Hallam takes on the role of Music Participation Director to ensure best practice is shared across the country
- The Music Manifesto Partnership and Advocacy Group (MMPAG) set their five priorities and workstreams get under way
- Culture Minister Margaret Hodge praises MM progress
- Music Manifesto celebrates great teaching by sponsoring the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
- MMPAG chair Darren Henley calls music services to action at the Federation of Music Services annual conference with strong message about the importance of partnership and advocacy
- Through our signatories the Music Manifesto now represents nearly 400,000 people working in music
2007
- Music Manifesto sets the agenda and gets real buy-in from government and music education sector
- MM's significant contribution recognised in DCSF's announcement of £332m funding guaranteed for 2008-2011, including:
- £10m musical instrument fund for 2007 and each of the next three years
- £10m announced in January 2007 for the Music Manifesto National Singing Programme, continued for the next three years
- £82m in each of the next three years for Local Authority provision for music education
- £2m in each of the next three years for professional development and pilots based on the Venezuelan El Sistema model
- Howard Goodall's appointment as National Singing Ambassador, an independent advisor overseeing policy
- Formation of the Music Manifesto Partnership and Advocacy Group (MMPAG) and appointment of Classic FM's Darren Henley as Chair
- Hundreds of new signatories including high-profile musicians Andrew and Julian Lloyd Webber
- Landmark State of Play conference in January acclaimed as 'the best ever music education event'
- Music Manifesto named most successful arts campaign of recent years by Sir Ken Robinson, a world authority on creativity and innovation
2006
- MM celebrates its 1000th signatory
- Publication of Music Manifesto Report No.2, Making Every Child's Music Matter, which received widespread media coverage and praise for its practical vision
- £30m additional funding for KS2, 2006-2008, including:
- £26m extra Standards Fund grant
- £2m for musical instrument purchase and repair fund
- £2m for the Open University/Trinity College London CPD programme
2005
- Publication of Music Manifesto Report No.1, an audit of current provision, galvanising the sector to discuss the issues of most concern
- Marc Jaffrey launches Manifesto Commissions on Singing, chaired by Howard Goodall, Workforce Development chaired by Leonora Davies, and Co-ordination, chaired by Kathryn Deane and Colin Brackley Jones
- Pathfinder programme launched with a £2m investment
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