JAMES will be expanding its scheme to music performance courses throughout late 2011/12 and BASCA will assist this process by providing professional songwriters to help with the assessment of song writing modules.
It has been confirmed that professional songwriters/composers Tim Fraser, Megg Nicol and David Stoll - all of whom sit on BASCA executive boards - will take part in the scheme.
BASCA COO Vick Bain says, "Working with JAMES on accreditation is just the sort of activity BASCA should be doing and we welcome this opportunity to do so. Now more than ever potential students in the UK need an authoratative and independent opinion on music courses out there; students need to be reassured that their £27k is going to be wisely invested. Accreditation will help them sort the wheat from the chaff."
JAMES Policy Director David Ward adds, "We are very excited to have BASCA involved in JAMES and to integrate the enormous experience and expertise that BASCA members bring. This represents a major step forward in our vision of the Music Industry supporting education."
(Jim Evans)
