Tomorrow’s music sleeps In our fingers, In our awakening souls, The blossom of our spirit, The suggestive buds of our hearts. Tell everyone the idea is to function together As good musicians would In undefined future orchestras.

Extract from Lines in Potentis ben okri

Lines in Potentis was commissioned for City Hall. You can read the full poem by following the walkway from City Hall reception to the Assembly Chamber. #londonMusicpledge #londonMusicpledge2014

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Mayor’s foreword 3 introduction from darren henley obe 7

The mayor’s music pledges 11 your music pledges 15 the Mayor’s Music Education Taskforce 19 #LondonMusicPledge2014

Photo © Bollywood Brass I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for my music teacher, Janie Macdonald. “ I was being badly bullied at the time and she saw in me something I didn’t see in Playing my instrument makes me feel that myself. She gave me the encouragement, I can learn anything. There is nothing that self-belief and utter fearlessness to “ I don’t like about music because there are be where I am today. She applauded so many things to be happy about when my differences and showed me how to playing music. celebrate them. Esther ” Jameela Jamil ” Mayor’s Music Scholar Radio DJ and TV presenter Courtesy of the Teaching Awards Trust 3

Mayor’s foreword #LondonMusicPledge2014

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London 5

Music isn’t a ‘nice-to-have’, it’s an We invest so much because music is essential part of every child’s education. important for our economy. London needs From the ages of 5 to 14, all children are creative people and music is one of our entitled to play instruments, compose most successful exports. The creative and listen to music in school, every week. industries generate £21bn for London’s The fact that the National Curriculum economy each year and hardly any music guarantees children ten years of graduates are out of work. But music unbroken musical learning in our schools also has a bigger purpose, personally is something to be enormously proud of. and socially. It’s unique in challenging human beings to draw upon a huge range The language of music, with its subtlety, of intellectual skills and use them, in that depth and fascinating notation, is as rich moment, to turn the mundane into the as any spoken language on the planet. To beautiful - to create emotion. reach the level of physical mastery that playing an instrument demands is as It’s time to get serious about music, so mind-boggling as the achievements of I’ve made five pledges to help London’s Pelé or the Williams sisters. And for a schools. And I’m asking headteachers, team of people to unite in making music as well as music hubs, parents and the – communicating with confidence, music industry to join me by making their emotion and artistry to others – is one of own pledges. It’s unbelievably easy, so the most powerful forms of community I please give it a go. can imagine. The pledges are all in this booklet, just As with maths, history or sport, children visit www.london.gov.uk/musicpledge to will progress at different rates. But it’s make yours! the job of headteachers, with the help of music education hubs, to ensure that every child, not just those that can pay for tuition, has the opportunity and encouragement to progress in music through to GCSE level and beyond.

London’s schools are estimated to spend Boris Johnson £600m on class music teaching each Mayor of London year. Music hubs spend a further £33m on instrumental teaching, music centres, ensembles and support for schools. Over the next 18 months, the Mayor’s Music Fund and City Hall are investing £1.8m in students and teachers. Across the music industry many more millions are being spent on our young musicians. #LondonMusicPledge2014

Photo © Mayor’s Music Fund I feel I have to push myself – not in a bad Music engenders a sense of way but a nice way. I can’t exactly put belonging, improves team work and “ into words how playing my instruments “ encourages self-discipline and make me feel but I know that it makes a sense of achievement. It promotes me feel wonderful. The thing I am most cooperation, responsibility, proud of is stepping in at the last moment commitment and mutual support. It for the soloist at our orchestra’s end of provides an outlet for relaxation and a term concert and also performing at the channel for emotional expression. Wigmore Hall. I am not afraid of standing up in front of people and playing now. Lord Winston ” Instead of feeling scared, I feel excited. Professor of Science and Society at Imperial College London and Chair Louis ” of the Royal College of Music Mayor’s Music Scholar 7 introduction #LondonMusicPledge2014

Darren Henley OBE. Photo © Global 9

When the Mayor asked me to chair his We live in a city awash with amazing taskforce, I knew that schools were musicians, music organisations and facing major changes. Music hubs had musical heritage. It’s essential that all arrived, a revised National Curriculum schools know what is on offer and how was on the way and there was a new to access it. So it is no accident that focus on music in schools. From the music is one of the subjects chosen to very start, I wanted to make sure we did launch the Mayor’s London Curriculum. everything possible to give headteachers This brilliant new idea will help more and class teachers the best support schools to form proper relationships with in music. musicians and performing organisations.

I would love to sing from the roof of City Finally, we want parents and carers to Hall, ‘Teachers – we haven’t forgotten feel as informed as possible about what you!’ The truth is, it’s safer when I stick music teaching their child should receive, to the written word, so my colleagues in-school, out-of-school and through and I on the Mayor’s Music Education their local music hub. To help, we are Taskforce have put together this plan. looking at a way of providing parents with simple, jargon-free information about their Music can be a tough subject for heads children’s music education. and senior leaders to get to grips with. We want to help everyone recognise Through the London Music Awards, exactly what a good music lesson looks the Mayor is committed to celebrating like and know whether children are schools and music hubs. I would also making progress. I’m pleased that Ofsted like to celebrate the support that he and has said that music is central to a broad, Munira Mirza are giving to high quality balanced curriculum and an essential music education, particularly inside element in every pupil’s spiritual, moral, London’s classrooms. Let’s make the social and cultural education. Now we most of it! need to help headteachers recognise and support outstanding music teaching.

We want to ensure that music teachers don’t find themselves isolated with little chance to meet and learn from other expert musicians. We spoke to Deputy Mayor Munira Mirza about the Darren Henley OBE urgent need to support London’s 1,200 Chair of The Mayor’s school music teachers. She responded Music Education Taskforce magnificently and I’m thrilled that Music Managing Director at Classic FM Excellence London is now providing free, world-class continuing professional development (CPD) for London teachers. #LondonMusicPledge2014

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Music has always played an important role in my work as a mathematician. I listen to a “ lot of music while trying to make the next mathematical breakthrough. The structures that fascinate the composer are surprisingly similar to the structures that I am drawn to as a mathematician. It’s as if the same part of the brain is at play when you’re doing maths and listening to music. An education bereft of either music or maths would rob children of a lifetime of learning, cultural and creative opportunities! ” Marcus du Sautoy Professor of Mathematics at University of Oxford 11

The Mayor’s Music Pledges #LondonMusicPledge2014

1. 2. Specialist advice for CPD and resources for headteachers teachers We will bring together a Music Excellence London team of London Music is a world-class CPD Champions – highly scheme. Funding from experienced headteachers City Hall means that with an outstanding track it’s currently free for record, plus accomplished London’s key stage 3 professional musicians. music teachers. It will help They will provide free them to implement the advice and mentoring to new curriculum, increase headteachers. student attainment and make the most of London’s Headteachers will be able rich musical resources. to call upon a London Music Champion via their The London Curriculum local music hub. is a new key stage 3 resource. It offers music teachers exciting ways to bring London’s amazing people, places and heritage into their day-to- day classroom teaching, as well as ideas for educational visits.

He understood my music and understood what I was trying to do, so nothing else mattered. If he suggested “ that I listen to something I would… Everything started there.

Dizzee Rascal ” Musician Talking about Tim Smith, his music teacher at Langdon Park school in Poplar 13

3. 4. 5. Jargon-free advice for Nurturing young Celebrating schools parents musicians and young musicians Many parents don’t know The Mayor’s Music The London Music that their children should Fund gives instrumental Awards is a star-studded receive ten years of scholarships to talented celebration of London’s weekly music teaching key stage 2 and 3 outstanding musicians, throughout primary students who cannot young and old. The and secondary school. afford music lessons. awards are organised Likewise, the range of There are 280 Mayor’s by the Mayor’s Music out-of-school activities Music Scholars from Fund and recognise the can be mind-boggling and 240 different London achievements of students hard to navigate. schools. Their programme and teachers as well as of musical activities is rising stars and We want parents to managed by music hubs. London legends. confidently support their budding musicians, so The Mayor’s Music In 2015, we will create a we’ll carry out research to Fund has also awarded new award to say ‘thank find out what information £250,000 to give 6,500 you’ to schools with an parents need and how young musicians the outstanding commitment they’d like to receive it. chance to learn with top to music. Independent and professional musicians state primary, secondary and perform in venues and special schools can like the Royal Albert Hall. apply. To enter, schools Funding applications must sign-up to the are made through Mayor’s Music Pledge, London’s music hubs get involved with their and the deadline is local music hub, offer their every November. music staff CPD and show that students are making good musical progress.

Finally, we’ll continue to showcase London’s brilliant young musicians through our annual busking competition. Every summer hundreds of performers aged 11- 25 will get outstanding support and advice and the chance to perform in iconic spots all over London. This year the competition entertained 1.8 million people. #LondonMusicPledge2014

Photo © Mayor’s Music Fund

I think it’s important to learn an instrument because it might help me to Learning and playing music is not a “get far in my life. My dream goal… is to luxury, as the benefits are countless and play all around the world. I’d like to play “far reaching over the course of all our fascinating pieces that really make the children’s lives! audience feel it. Alison Balsom ” Teodora ” Virtuoso trumpet player Mayor’s Music Scholar 15 your Music Pledges #LondonMusicPledge2014

To make your pledge, Headteachers Teachers visit www.london. gov.uk/musicpledge. Please pledge as many as you can Meet your music hub and Contact your music and we’ll send you 1. review your school’s music hub and attend their everything you need offer teachers’ meetings to get started.

Read and act upon Read and act upon 2. Ofsted’s short guidance for Ofsted’s short guidance for heads and teachers heads and teachers

Get free advice from a Be an active musician, 3. London Music Champion in class and out

Offer your music staff Go to specialist music 4. specialist music CPD CPD events every year every year

Go to our Headteachers’ Go to the Music Education 5. Music Conferences in Expo (March 2015 at the March or June 2015 Barbican)

Make one of your Take students to hear a live 6. governors a music music performance and arts champion

Apply to be an Arts Mark Nominate a ks2 student 7. approved school for a Mayor’s Music Scholarship

Offer your students the Register for the 8. Arts Award qualification London Curriculum

Get more live music Take part in events with 9. happening in your school your music hub and other schools

Enter your school for a Enter your school for a 10. London Music Award London Music Award 17

Music hubs Musicians Parents and the music industry

Meet your local Contact your local music Ask the head teacher what headteachers to review hub to find out how you music is happening in your their school music offers can support them child’s school

Call on a London Music Contact Music Excellence Speak to your local music Champion for free support London to find out how you hub about what’s available and advice can support them for your child

Offer headteachers free Speak to your local schools Sign-up as a school advice from a London about their music offer; governor at Music Champion offer your expertise www.sgoss.org.uk

Promote Music Excellence Offer to perform at your Encourage music-making London to your local school as part of your child’s life secondary schools

Run a London Curriculum Check out the London Go to concerts organised session for your Curriculum and tell by your child’s school or secondary schools secondary school teachers music hub about it

Encourage staff to sign- Sign-up as a school Take your child to hear up as school governors at governor at live music www.sgoss.org.uk www.sgoss.org.uk

Attend your schools’ Tweet, blog, speak or write Support parents whose concerts to show you value an article about the power children need help getting their work of music education to lessons and rehearsals

Share a resource or idea Tell others about your Tell others about your with other hubs local music hub and what local music hub and what they offer they offer

Arrange more shared Tell others about the Tell others about the tuition and ensembles London Music Pledge London Music Pledge across boroughs

Nominate a school for a Nominate a school for Nominate a school for a London Music Award a London Music Award London Music Award #LondonMusicPledge2014

Photo © Alick Cotterill. Courtesy of Music for Youth

Everyone should hear young performers in action. Music For Youth Schools Proms are incredible concerts, all performed by school students. They happen at the Royal Albert Hall every November.

When you make your pledges we’ll send you information on how to get tickets, or nominate your school to perform. 19

The Mayor’s Music Education Taskforce

Darren Henley OBE (Chair) Managing Director, Classic FM

Karen Brock (Vice Chair) Head of Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service

Lincoln Abbotts Director of Strategic Development, ABRSM

Paul Broadhurst Senior Cultural Strategy Officer (Music), GLA

Andrew Burke CEO, London Sinfonietta

Maggie Crowe OBE Director of Events and Charities, BPI

Philip Flood CEO, Sound Connections

Sean Gregory Director of Creative Learning, Barbican Centre and Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Kim Hember Head of Enfield Music Service

Kate Laurence Subject Lead – PGCE Secondary Music, Institute of Education

Munira Mirza Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture, Mayor of London

Steve Moffitt CEO, A New Direction

Richard Morris Chair, Yehudi Menuhin School

Leigh O’Hara Director of Music, St Paul’s Girls’ School

Mark Phillips Senior HMI - London, Ofsted

Graeme Smith Head of Croydon Music and Arts

Helen Sprott Director of Music, Arts Council England

Sue Stephens Head of Music, Alexandra Park School

James Thomas Head of Music Service, London Borough of Hackney

Veronica Wadley Senior Mayoral Advisor, Mayor of London #LondonMusicPledge2014

Photo © Brian Slater

I was fortunate to have a really good education and had an outstandingly good music teacher who encouraged me to explore my love of music as a way to help unscramble “ my block with maths. I believe the arts give children the tools for creative thinking that serve children in every aspect of scholastic development.

Minnie Driver ” Hollywood actress Courtesy of the Teaching Awards Trust #londonMusicpledge2014

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Greater London Authority For a large print, Braille, disc, sign language video or audio-tape version November 2014 of this document, or if you would like a summary of this document in your language please contact us at this address: Greater London Authority City Hall Public Liaison Unit The Queen’s Walk Greater London Authority Telephone 020 7983 4100 More London City Hall Minicom 020 7983 4458 London SE1 2AA The Queen’s Walk london.gov.uk www.london.gov.uk More London London SE1 2AA enquiries 020 7983 4100 minicom 020 7983 4458 You will need to supply your name, your postal address and state the for- mat and title of the publication you require.

Chinese Hindi

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Punjabi Gujurati Tomorrow’s music sleeps In our fingers, In our awakening souls, The blossom of our spirit, The suggestive buds of our hearts. Tell everyone the idea is to function together As good musicians would In undefined future orchestras.

Extract from Lines in Potentis ben okri

Lines in Potentis was commissioned for City Hall. You can read the full poem by following the walkway from City Hall reception to the Assembly Chamber. #londonMusicpledge