Singing and the National Curriculum is the theme of a conference on April 1 organised by the International Centre for Research in Music Education at Reading University, fee Pounds 24, Pounds 15 full-time students. Speakers will be Michael Brewer, Chetham’s School of Music, and Graham Welch, Roehampton Institute. Further information: The Administrator, ICRME, Reading University, Bulmershe Court, Reading RG6 1HY. Tel: 01734 318821.