Music lessons at German schools often canceled
A study carried out by the Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Research (IfD) in Germany on the initiative of the Council for Cultural Education reveals worrying findings: 33 percent of all German schoolchildren say that they miss music lessons more than rarely, and in some cases even frequently.
Added to this are 17 percent who currently have no art lessons. This means that 50 percent of pupils report that their art lessons do not take place regularly; the same applies to music lessons (49 percent). With regard to the question of equal opportunities, the Council for Cultural Education writes that there is also a disparity between secondary schools and grammar schools.
According to their own statements, 54% of respondents in secondary schools do not have regular art lessons (43% in grammar schools) and 55% do not have regular music lessons (41% in grammar schools). For the representative study, 1430 people aged 16 and over were surveyed nationwide in face-to-face oral interviews.
