Young people should be exposed to classical music instead of computer games, violin player Nicola Benedetti has urged in a new interview.
Speaking to Scotland on Sunday, the award winning classical musician called on parents to make their offspring listen to classical compositions to learn ‘life lessons’.
Nicola told the news provider: ‘It actually really upsets me when people say: ‘Kids hate listening to a symphony, why would we do that to them?’
‘I think, hang on a minute, if you were to turn round and say to a kids: ‘Would you like to play video games or would you like to have a maths lesson?’ Of course, they’re going to go for the video games.’
‘Children should be exposed to anything that has the sophistication and breadth of unbelievable content that classical music does, just as I think they should be exposed to the greatest books ever written,’ she continued.
Nicola has been a vocal champion of music education over recent years. Alongside the likes of Katy B and Laura Mvula, she is currently an ambassador for Ten Pieces, a new BBC initiative aiming to bring classical music to younger audiences.
Speaking to Scotland on Sunday, the award winning classical musician called on parents to make their offspring listen to classical compositions to learn ‘life lessons’.
Nicola told the news provider: ‘It actually really upsets me when people say: ‘Kids hate listening to a symphony, why would we do that to them?’
‘I think, hang on a minute, if you were to turn round and say to a kids: ‘Would you like to play video games or would you like to have a maths lesson?’ Of course, they’re going to go for the video games.’
‘Children should be exposed to anything that has the sophistication and breadth of unbelievable content that classical music does, just as I think they should be exposed to the greatest books ever written,’ she continued.
Nicola has been a vocal champion of music education over recent years. Alongside the likes of Katy B and Laura Mvula, she is currently an ambassador for Ten Pieces, a new BBC initiative aiming to bring classical music to younger audiences.
