A survey commissioned by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and Obsurvant found that more than half of Britons say they would have been more interested in continuing music education had modern music production been taught in schools, according to the organizations.
The survey, described as nationally representative, found that 60% of respondents felt school music lessons did not reflect the music they listened to outside the classroom, while 54% said DJing and music production should be recognized as legitimate career paths rather than hobbies. Additionally, 45% said the current curriculum fails to prepare young people for careers in today’s music industry, and 41% said they would have been more likely to pursue music qualifications had electronic music production been offered in school.
NTIA chief executive Michael Kill called for modern music production, electronic music production and contemporary music career pathways to be embedded in the national curriculum, arguing this would help secure the UK’s future talent pipeline. The findings, released as the government considers the future of arts education, were also accompanied by supportive comments from Obsurvant founder Alex Morrison and industry figures including DJ Rap and Jess Izsatt.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Nikki McNeill, globalpublicity.co.uk.