There are so many benefits to learning music that a government spokesperson believes all students in the UK should be able to access music education.
A report in Newsround is taking a closer look at whether pupils across the country are getting music lessons, despite it being a compulsory part of the national curriculum for children in key stages 1, 2 and 3.
During its investigation, it found some pupils in Year 9 are no longer having mandatory music lessons, as music supplies in state schools are declining.
A spokesperson for the Department for Education stated: “All pupils should be able to benefit from a world class music education. That is why music is statutory for all pupils aged five up to 14 in state maintained schools."
He went on to say the time spent teaching music in secondary schools and the proportion of pupils taking Music GCSE has remained the same since 2010.
However, young reporter Dennis Coleman, who is a keen singer, has been trying to encourage more children to learn the subject, saying: “Some people say learning music is just as important as Maths and English as it can help with things like mental health.”
While the government has made it compulsory to learn music up until the age of 14, academies and free schools do not have to follow the national curriculum.
The think tank Reform revealed that just 56 per cent of secondary schools intended to follow the national curriculum for music in 2014.
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