The sooner we get a change of government and politicians who understand the importance of music in everyone's lives, the better. At least Sir Keir Starmer was a student at Junior Guildhall and, as such, will understand the value of music education – we hope!
For deeper discussion, we do have to ask ourselves about what and how we teach children. We are always hearing that every child should learn an instrument. At one level I do not disagree with that, and the potential closure of RWCMD's junior department is, of course, regrettable when framed around instrumental lessons. However, we do not talk enough about the importance of singing.
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