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‘It doesn’t matter where you come from’: regional youth orchestras help fight music education inequality
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Magazine article
‘It doesn’t matter where you come from’: regional youth orchestras help fight music education inequality
The Conversation
11/04/2024
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Abstract
The pursuit of the dream of classical music is not an equal playing field.
My recent study looked at the inequalities rural and regional young classical musicians face, which are unknown to their city-based counterparts.
There are systemic music inequalities in Australia based on where you live and where you go to school. Inner-city, private school kids are often the most likely to access music education. Kids living in rural areas are the least likely to have music opportunities.
Music inequality also exists between states. Queensland has had a long tradition of offering accessible instrumental music lessons and ensembles, but most other states fall short. Many children cannot access instrumental music education.
Details
- Title
- ‘It doesn’t matter where you come from’: regional youth orchestras help fight music education inequality
- Creators
- Mandy Hughes - Southern Cross University, Humanities
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group Ltd; Australia
- Identifiers
- 991013180113702368
- Academic Unit
- Humanities; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Magazine article