About the Music Education Council
The Music Education Council draws its membership from across the entire music education and music industry sectors. This gives it a uniquely big picture of music education and is why MEC is the umbrella body for all UK organisations connected with music education.
It exists to bring together and provide a forum for member organisations to debate issues affecting music education and to make representation and promote appropriate action at local, national and international level.
Music Education Council: Aims
- to act as the UK's umbrella body for all organisations involved with music education
- to promote and support all aspects of music education
- to raise public awareness of the nature, purpose and benefits of music education
- to work actively with central and local government to establish effective structures and to provide adequate funding for all areas of music education
- to encourage the highest possible quality and standards in music education
Music Education Council: Objectives
- liaise with and represent member music and music education organisations with and to all relevant government and statutory bodies
- attend and contribute to all major UK forums, conferences and committees involving music education
- lobby and advocate on behalf of music education
- lobby to encourage access to all genres of music through inclusive music education for all
- maintain representative standing committees responding to current issues involving music and music education
- promote research in music education, and its impact on policy and practice
- promote events, including Full Council meetings to discuss important aspects of music education
- contribute to public debate on music education in the media and to respond to such debates on behalf of member organisations
- contribute to the work of ISME and act as a UK link for this organisation
- ensure that MEC's manifesto is reviewed regularly
Music Education Council: Structure
The corporate membership of MEC forms the Full Council, which meets three times a year.
Executive Committee manages the work of the Council. Elections to Executive take place annually and each elected member serves for a term of three years after which they are eligible to stand again.