Conductor John Rutter says music education is at the heart of what makes us human and civilised, and the stripping back of free instrument tuition shames the UK as a nation.
No one knows why some human beings have a musical gift and others do not, any more than we know why some are destined to solve Fermat’s last theorem and others can barely add up a column of figures. But one thing that seems to stand out among those who have become renowned in music: they started young. Whether it was Mozart penning his first compositions at six or Menuhin playing his violin at five, if you’re destined to be a musician, you probably know it from a young age. But wait a minute: is it as simple as that? Look more deeply at... Keep reading on John Rutter's blog
No one knows why some human beings have a musical gift and others do not, any more than we know why some are destined to solve Fermat’s last theorem and others can barely add up a column of figures. But one thing that seems to stand out among those who have become renowned in music: they started young. Whether it was Mozart penning his first compositions at six or Menuhin playing his violin at five, if you’re destined to be a musician, you probably know it from a young age. But wait a minute: is it as simple as that? Look more deeply at... Keep reading on John Rutter's blog