'Mercury Prize for kids' launched The British recording industry has launched a "Mercury Prize for kids" in secondary schools across the UK. The competition is part of National Music Week, a joint initiative between the government and the music industry to improve music education in schools.
Pupils will choose between 10 British artists from a variety of genres to decide the winner of the prize.
The result will be announced on 31 October, following National Music Week, which runs from 16-20 October.
Artists in competition for the award include former Busted star Matt Willis, soprano Natasha Marsh and folk singer Seth Lakeman.
Pop star Matt Willis is one of the acts on the shortlist The shortlist also features jazz musician Soweto Kinch, R&B trio Trinity Stone and star of the TV programme Rock School, L'il Chris.
Rounding off the list are 19-year-old rock singer Betty Curse, R&B star Keisha White, rapper Mr Skillz and classical vocal group All Angels.
"The quality and diversity of the acts unveiled today just goes to show how much young talent there is in the country," said musician Myleene Klass, launching the competition.
Free music
More than 1,700 secondary schools in England have already signed up for National Music Week.
They will be supplied with teaching material to help pupils enhance their appreciation of music, and to understand the workings of the recording industry.
Pupils will also receive a token, which they can exchange for a download or CD by one of the artists on the My Music prize shortlist.
Their choice will be counted as a vote for that artist, with the Cfficial UK Chart Company compiling a "schools' top 10" to decide the overall winner.
"To date most music education in schools has focused on teaching children to play instruments," said Peter Jamieson, chairman of the British Phonographic Industry.
"National Music Week is about exposing young people to a broad range of music and helping them to improve their listening skills."
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:46 (nineteen years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:48 (nineteen years ago)
― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:49 (nineteen years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:51 (nineteen years ago)
One of these things should not be taught during Music lessons.
If at all.
― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:53 (nineteen years ago)
― a rapper singing about hos and bitches and money (Enrique), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:53 (nineteen years ago)
lol gothbait
― a rapper singing about hos and bitches and money (Enrique), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:54 (nineteen years ago)
Mind you, it also seems that if you want to be popstar/actor/whatever, you'd better have someone famous in your family, or start real early in "academy" i.e. those schools that teach the basic curriculum and also dance/acting primarily...
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:57 (nineteen years ago)
― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:58 (nineteen years ago)
You just know she'd start some awesome LJ drama when you dumped her crazy ass.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 11:59 (nineteen years ago)
music industry suits connected with the establishment e.g BPI approved by a new labour Quango or government dept ?
is this foisted shortlist insulting and patronising to kids?
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 12:02 (nineteen years ago)
― Why does my IQ changes? (noodle vague), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 12:03 (nineteen years ago)
― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 12:06 (nineteen years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 12:06 (nineteen years ago)
― white heat (white heat), Tuesday, 12 September 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)
Is this "rock and roll" or not?
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 08:26 (nineteen years ago)
― a rapper singing about hos and bitches and money (Enrique), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 08:28 (nineteen years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 08:37 (nineteen years ago)
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 08:44 (nineteen years ago)
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 08:57 (nineteen years ago)
― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 09:14 (nineteen years ago)
― boredom to the left, babylon to the right (fandango), Wednesday, 13 September 2006 09:48 (nineteen years ago)