Categorically clear? Using the MMC's Musical Traditions list

The Model Music Curriculum (MMC) was released by the Department for Education (DfE) in March. Its reception from the teaching community has been mixed, but one of the recognised positives is its emphasis on using a broad range of repertoire in our teaching – the authors include lists of repertoire from a variety of styles and genres, from medieval times to present day. Like schools minister Nick Gibb, who wrote the foreword, I first heard Allegri's Miserere at school; luckily, I also heard David Fanshawe's African Sanctus, which features Fanshawe's field recordings from Africa. I loved both pieces, and I'm sure they equally inspired my love of music and led to my career as a musician, in which I've played in styles from classical to Bollywood.