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The article profiles Nicola Benedetti, a British violinist. Information about her outreach work, career success and goals in balancing between teaching and achieving top results on the stage, is provided. It also highlights participation and contribution for the young string players at a workshop in London, England as part of the Music in Secondary Schools Trust music programme.

This article presents a list of contact information for various music schools around the world. Schools on the list include the Ilsa Intenationale Lutherie School Belgie in Belgium, the Corbett O'Neill Violin Making School in Limerick, Ireland, the Daikanyama Music Academy in Shibuya-Ku, Japan, the Leeds College of Music in Leeds, Great Britain, and the Chimneys Violin Maker's Apprenticeship Programme in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania.

The article discusses the issue about teacher-student relationships in music schools in Great Britain. It highlights several stories related to the issue and the lessons that they taught about the limitations of teachers' roles to their students. It recommends the need to prohibit the development of intimate relations between them like other professions.

The article reports on the growing trend of musical colleges and universities offering degrees in folk and non-classical music. The growth in folk music in the United States and Great Britain is highlighted, influencing the foundation of the programs. Details surrounding the ideological and practical differences between classical and folk-tradition based music are described, along with overviews of several specific programs offered by colleges in Great Britain. INSETS: Ross Couper;Lori Watson;Patircia Clark.

Explains the standard set by the British National Youth String Academy for string orchestras, in line with its 10th anniversary. Role of course director and founder Viviane Ronchetti in the success of the ensemble; Requirements for applications during auditions; Types of residential courses being offered by the academy.

The article examines whether music education in schools suffer from the British government's English Baccalaureate initiative announced in 2010 to prioritise core subjects such as English and mathematics. It notes a Sussex University report which revealed a drop in the number of schools offering music at GCSE and music staff numbers. It mentions the campaign of the Incorporated Society of Musicians claiming that the system would discourage schools from offering tuition in non-core subjects.

The article reports that nine music conservatories will take part in the Musical Impact, a four-year research project which aims to investigate the well-being and health of musicians in Great Britain.

In this article the author focuses of child abuse in music institutions of Great Britain. It states that for these incidents to happen, there must exist a culture where people feel that they have the power to do wrong and no one will stop them. It mentions that victims feel unsupported and have fear of damaging their progress if they discuss it. It highlights that in small institutions, people know what is going on as students talk to each other.

The article presents the author's insights on the difference between the music teacher and instrumental tutor titles of music educators in Great Britain. She says that the title distinction is that music teachers are qualified and instrumental tutors are non-qualified, in which most instrumental teachers are products of music conservatoire courses and have little access to workplace adult company. She mentions other distinction myths like tutors are those who are involved in small groups.

The article presents news briefs concerning international music as of March 2008. The prospective screening of a British television program teaching celebrities to conduct orchestras is mentioned. The plans of A. R. Rahman to open a conservatory in Chennai, India are described. A memorial concert for the double-bassist Corin Long to be held in Leicester, England on April 11 is also discussed.

Provides information on Conservatoires UK, the new centralized admission systems for British music colleges which consists of major music conservatories except the Royal Academy of Music.

Reports on the nationwide shortage of musical instruments in British schools according to Music For All. Breakdown of shortage by instrument; Allocation of grants.

Reports on the replacement of Great Britain's music colleges including Curtis Price's appointment at the Royal Academy of Music and composer Edward Gregson at the Royal Northern College of Music.