The number of children who play musical instruments has nearly doubled in the last 15 years – but many disadvantaged children are missing out.
New research by the ABRSM, the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music, has found that while 76 per cent of UK children aged five to 14 say “they know how to play” and more than a third of them have lessons, 15 per cent of all five to 17-year-olds have never played a musical instrument at all.
Furthermore, while three-quarters of youngsters from affluent families had instrumental lessons, either individually or in groups, only 55 per cent from disadvantaged backgrounds had instrumental tuition.
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