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MERGER PLAN FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
08.02.2012 / News / 0 Comments
FMS and NAME in talks to create single organisation
The Federation of Music Services (FMS) and the National Association of Music Educators (NAME) are planning to merge.
The two bodies want to create a single organisation to represent all sectors of music education.
The FMS, which represents music services, many of them attached to local authorities, and NAME, which represents music teachers, are responding to a call in the Henley review to reduce fragmentation in music education.
The new body, which has yet to be named, will offer both individual and corporate membership. It aims to appeal to all those who provide, lead, develop or support music education and plans to harness the support of parents, funders and the music industry.
The merger plans has been backed by London Mayor Boris Johnson “Bringing this breadth of expertise together in a single organisation would, I hope, enable the talent and creativity of even more youngsters to be unleashed, regardless of their background," he said.
Virginia Haworth-Galt, chief executive of the FMS said, “This will be an organisation with children at its heart, reaching out to support all involved in music education including hub leaders and partners, instrumental teachers, classroom teachers, music industry professionals and school leaders.”
The chair of NAME, James Garnett said, “I am delighted that our two organisations can lead the way at this time when so many in music education are forming partnerships to provide an integrated musical education for our young people.”
Both the FMS and NAME are consulting their members on the formation and aims of the new structure and hope to have the new organisation established by autumn 2012.
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