From: SEFAN [admin_at_sefan_dot_org_dot_uk]
Sent: 10 March 2010 11:08
Subject: SEFAN 2010-03-10_01 GLEANINGS ArtsJobs/VAE
1. GLEANING from ArtsJobs
2. GLEANINGS from News from Voluntary Arts England
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2. GLEANINGS from News from Voluntary Arts England


43% would like to play an instrument or sing in a choir

Ninety-one per cent of adults in Britain want children to have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument at school, according to research from the Incorporated Society of Musicians. The ISM research also looked at adults' own musical ambitions. It found that 19% of respondents said they already played an instrument or sang in a choir, and 43% said they would like to do so.

The musicians' professional body commissioned YouGov to survey 2,095 people online in a representative sample of all adults in Great Britain.

More: www.ism.org/news_campaigns/article/british_public_backs_music_education/

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ACE Grants for the Arts reopens to applications

Arts Council England have started accepting applications again to Grants for the arts having made improvements to the Grants for the arts application process. These include the ability to submit applications online.

Applicants should only apply if their activity is happening six weeks after the 1st March 2010 for applications of £10,000 and under, or 12 weeks after this date for applications over £10,000.

For more information, visit www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/grants-arts/grants-arts-2010

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