Empowering Music Education: Insights from South Australia

Kids who learn to play musical instruments are more likely to be successful later in life, according to a new survey out of Australia.

The survey of 115 primary school teachers in South Australia found that four-fifths taught music to all year levels in 2017, and three-quarters taught music regularly, the Guardian reports.

The survey also found that more than two-thirds of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that their school had most instruments in good working order, and one-third said there was a specialist music teacher in their school.

The survey was commissioned by the Tony Foundation and the South Australian Department for Education as part of a national initiative to ensure that every Australian primary school has access to a quality and continuous music education.

"These components underscored the importance of beginning music education early, acknowledging the innate musical potential in all children, committing to its quality, fostering mastery of complex musical instruments, ensuring prolonged engagement, nurturing high levels of teacher expertise, and employing active, formal, and structured teaching methods," the survey states.

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