Letters: School music failure

Pete Waterman blames the decline of the working-class pop star on snobbery (James Blunt's parents put (posh) accent on talent in pop class row, 29 January). I fear it has more to do with the abandonment of music in state schools. Classical music has seen a similar trend. The profession of opera singer used to produce world-class British artists from all social backgrounds – a voice, after all, is the only musical instrument that you don't need money to buy. Now singers seem to be recruited fro...

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