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 Re: Are even clarinet hobbyists a dying breed?
Author: David Peacham 
Date:   2006-01-09 20:10

I'm open to correction on this, but I'm not aware that the UK has any tradition at all of band classes in school time. There are class music lessons, but these involve singing and listening to recordings, or maybe playing recorders if you have been really naughty. Schools may offer instrumental tuition on a one-to-one or small group basis, and may allow pupils to skip the occasional academic class to attend, but I have never heard of a UK school where large number of pupils routinely spent 45 minutes per day on organised music. (I'm excluding a very small number of specialist schools here.)

Does that mean that the UK cannot fill its professional orchestras? Hardly.

Does it mean that a smaller proportion of the UK population, compared to the US population, has ever learnt a wind instrument? I suspect it does.

Does it mean that a smaller proportion of the UK population, compared to the US population, has ever learnt an instrument of some sort? I'm not so sure. When I was a kid, a very substantial proportion of my classmates had piano lessons.

Does it mean that the UK population appreciates music less than the US population? Buys fewer records? Attends fewer concerts? I have absolutely no idea.

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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.

To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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