Editorial standards

A useful contribution to musical life

Our articles explore learning, teaching, making and performing music. Coverage of news and charts should give readers context, a reasoned interpretation or something useful to try. A headline or ranking is a starting point for a story.

Who is responsible for the article

Product announcements carry the Crescender Staff byline. Other editorial articles carry Lincoln Maurice's byline. Opinions are presented as opinions. Illustrative examples are identified as examples, and we do not invent personal experience, interviews or credentials.

Research, drafting and editing may involve AI assistance. Our publication standard requires finished copy, checked factual claims and accountable attribution regardless of the tools used.

Sources and updates

We link to the sources behind material factual claims and prefer original research, official information and first-hand reporting. Changing information such as fees and rules needs a clear date and an appropriate current source. A material revision receives an updated date; the original publication date remains visible.

Third-party recordings, photographs and concert clips remain the work of their creators. We use authorised media, permitted embeds or links with attribution.

Corrections

If you find an error, contact Crescender with the article link, the detail in question and any supporting source. We assess corrections and update material errors.