[BITList] Music is at risk of disappearing from schools, says new research - Classic FM

[michael J Feltham]

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> Music is at risk of disappearing from schools, says new research
> 10 October 2018, 07:43 | Updated: 10 October 2018, 07:46
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> Music in schools is at risk of disappearing. Picture: Getty
> By Maddy Shaw Roberts
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> According to research by the University of Sussex, the number of secondary schools offering music as a curriculum subject is in serious decline.
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> Music as a timetabled subject is at significant risk of disappearing in schools, according to a survey <https://www.ism.org/news/new-uni-of-sussex-research-music-risk-disappearing> by the University of Sussex.
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> The research found an increasing number of secondary schools had reduced or completely removed music from the curriculum for secondary school students in years seven to nine.
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> Read more: Simon Rattle to open free school for young musicians in 2019 </music-news/latest-news/simon-rattle-lso-free-school-young-musicians/>
> Some schools are now no longer offering music as a curriculum subject, with others only offering it on an ‘enrichment day’ once a year.
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> Duncan Mackrill, Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Sussex, said: “Music’s place in the secondary curriculum continues to be precariously balanced or disappearing in a significant number of schools.
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> “Without a change to require a balanced curriculum in all schools we are in danger of music education becoming in many cases the preserve of those who can pay.”
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> Some schools only offer music on an ‘enrichment day’ once a year. Picture: Getty
> Of the 464 schools in England which responded to the survey, 70 per cent reported music teachers often teaching outside their subject area, to ‘fill gaps’ in ‘core subjects’.
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> The research found the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), a set of core subjects used to measure schools’ performance, is having a particularly negative impact on the provision and uptake of music in schools.
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> Performance measures and a squeeze on funding were also reported as having a negative effect.
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> According to the survey, some schools have discouraged top-set students from taking music at GCSE, because of the EBacc. In others, lower ability students are prevented from taking music so they can concentrate on core subjects.
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> Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive of the Incorporated Society of Musicians, said: “Music is central to our cultural life, a key driver of economic growth, and gives our children the tools to navigate a fast changing digital world.
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> “We urge the Government to reverse its EBacc policy altogether to keep music in our schools.”
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> Traditional music from Shetland performed in the beautiful Leith Theatre
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