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by Simon Hewitt Jones

I've not posted to the MusBook blog in a while, but be assured there's plenty going on behind the scenes. I'm not allowed to say what, as what's in development is top secret! - but rest assured that the MusBook.com site is being scoured closely by all of us here, to see what kind of connections are happening, and what kind of features our users (that's you!) need.

And how heartening it is. A quick browse of MusBook shows new friendships between people in different parts o… Continue

This news story on the BBC news website is worth drawing our community's attention. Once again we have scientific evidence to support the idea that music has a beneficial effect on our overall cognitive function.

The profession of Music Therapy now undoubtely represents one career path in music about which one can safely say it will remain a growth area for the foreseeable future!

By Jessica Duchen.

Jessica Duchen is a novelist, music critic and one of the UK's most widely read, and widely respected, writers of music on the net. She maintains a lively, witty (and sometimes irreverent) blog here. We are delighted to welcome her to MusBook.com!

The piece below was also published in a slightly edited… Continue

by Peter Tregear

Did anyone notice this on the BBC news website today, or indeed hear Howard Goodall being interviewed on the 'Today' programme (you can find a link to an audio clip on the news page)?

The UK government is investing over £300 million pounds over the next 5 years to improve music ed… Continue

by Simon Hewitt Jones

Is Classical Music still a valid term, and if not, what should we be saying instead?

[this is not referring to the Classical period, but to the use of 'Classical' to describe 'Western Art Music']

In response to Peter Tregear's blog post, and the ensuing conversation on MusBook: 'What's in a name?'… Continue