Music crisis is today’s top Scottish headline

Music crisis is today’s top Scottish headline

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norman lebrecht

February 23, 2020

This is the Herald this morning.

Opening paragraphs:

MUSIC tuition is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy as soaring fees put it out of reach of thousands of pupils.

Campaigners are now demanding it is classed as a core education subject as new figures show numbers have plummeted where councils have introduced fees, with some areas down by 45%.

Under current rules, the Scottish Government classes instrumental music tuition as a non-core part of the education curriculum…

Read on here.

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