Letters: Music still thrives in state schools

Laura Barton ('We're about really doing it', G2, 27 October) suggests there is a "gulf between the arts opportunities at the average state school and those at an independent school". As head of music at a comprehensive school in the south-west, which still offers GCSE Music and BTEC Music, I would confirm that music education is changing, but there are still many arts opportunities open to all pupils. Barton implies that there were are fewer opportunities for classically trained musicians in st...

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