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British music at risk due to subject neglect in schools
New music is at risk because the subject is being neglected in schools, the head of UK music has said.
According to the BBC, Michael Dugher has warned that future talent could be wasted because of a decline in the number of GCSE places available in England.
Mr Dugher told BBC’s Newsbeat: “We’ve got this fantastic industry but there are potential problems, and cuts to music in schools is one of them.”
Data from the University of Sussex shows that the number of schools that offer music as a GCSE has decreased from 85 per cent to 79 per cent between 2012 and 2016.
The survey of 657 state and 48 private schools in England suggests that the amount of 13 and 14-year-olds given compulsory music lessons has fallen by almost 25 per cent.
Mr Dugher added: “The government is right to focus on academic excellence in core subjects like maths and English, but they shouldn’t neglect music in schools and I’m afraid that’s happening at the moment.”
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