But it is equally necessary to consider the implications for a society if there are fewer and fewer young people making music because we are economising on music schools or musical education in schools.
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Music is a thing that changes people's lives. It has the capacity to make young people's lives better.
Music is an element that should be part and parcel of every child's life via the education system.
I have a greater goal - to empower young people through music education.
We're just beginning to learn the importance of music in our society.
I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music as a commodity made only by professionals might be winding down.
I think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society.
The whole music world is based on the young, the very young people.
You cannot help but notice that schools that take music seriously tend to be more academically successful.
But music raises a lot of issues. Music is something that matters to people a lot, and they put a lot of passion into it. And I think when you have an area like that, you're gonna find a lot of issues coming up.
Music is like the genius of humankind, universal... People who have never really taken the time to get into music, their lives are a lot smaller. Kids deserve the richness and dimension of it in their lives.
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