The government has promised an additional £18m for music education in the UK.
According to the authorities, the national network of 123 music hubs established in 2012 will receive the money.
The hubs were set up as part of the National Plan for Music Education. In their first year, the hubs gave an estimated half a million children the chance to learn an instrument for the first time while working with almost 15,000 school choirs, orchestras and bands.
Darren Henley, managing director of Classic FM who helped develop the national plan, said: ‘This is great news. Music can have a huge impact on a child’s life, nurturing creative thinking and opening them up to new experiences.
I’m delighted the Department of Education is now spending even more in this vital area. Music hubs have already helped hundreds of thousands of children try a musical instrument, sing or join a choir or orchestra.’
Arts Council England data showed that in 2012-13 nearly 80,000 disadvantaged pupils and more than 30,000 pupils with special educational needs took part in instrumental ensembles and choirs thanks to the hubs network.
A key objective of these hubs is to give every 5- to 18-year-old the chance to learn to play an instrument as part of whole class tuition for at least a term.
According to the authorities, the national network of 123 music hubs established in 2012 will receive the money.
The hubs were set up as part of the National Plan for Music Education. In their first year, the hubs gave an estimated half a million children the chance to learn an instrument for the first time while working with almost 15,000 school choirs, orchestras and bands.
Darren Henley, managing director of Classic FM who helped develop the national plan, said: ‘This is great news. Music can have a huge impact on a child’s life, nurturing creative thinking and opening them up to new experiences.
I’m delighted the Department of Education is now spending even more in this vital area. Music hubs have already helped hundreds of thousands of children try a musical instrument, sing or join a choir or orchestra.’
Arts Council England data showed that in 2012-13 nearly 80,000 disadvantaged pupils and more than 30,000 pupils with special educational needs took part in instrumental ensembles and choirs thanks to the hubs network.
A key objective of these hubs is to give every 5- to 18-year-old the chance to learn to play an instrument as part of whole class tuition for at least a term.
