21/11/07
An eventful day for music education started with a Sing Up sing-song with Jamelia, followed by a trip round London on a double-decker bus, and ended with Education Secretary Ed Balls announcing record funding for music education.
Over the summer we'll be profiling the five winning bids for the government's music partnership grants. First up, it's off to East London where the London Symphony Orchestra has Olympian ambitions.
The Undertones singer turned BMR bigwig tells us how the music industry can meaningfully connect with education and why the internet doesn't have to mean the downfall of the music industry.