Tory taskforce announces plans for schools’ national music week
The Conservative Party’s Music Taskforce has announced proposals for an annual national music week, aimed at improving music education in schools.
Plans for the event, unveiled today by shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt, include visits to schools by UK artists and the encouragement of local and regional school music competitions.
The Tory party said the week would end with a televised national competition to find the “finest” school orchestra.
It added that the annual event would “combine the efforts and energy of teachers, pupils, parents, schools, community groups, the music industry, broadcasters and all those wishing to improve grass roots music education provision”.
Hunt said: “We have to win the argument that investing in music education is not an alternative to literacy and numeracy but a complementary strategy that can make a huge difference to the success of a school.”
Proposals for the music week also include the publication of educational material on music writing and performing.
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