![]() ![]() “Because it just takes you away from whatever the other screens of the day are, to a different place.” “It’s a great release,” he told Anne-Marie. Sir Keir Starmer believes "we have lost sight of the value" of music and arts in schools.įor Sir Keir, while the world of politics keeps him too busy to continue playing music, he dives into the world of classical to help him switch off for the day. “I think that we have lost sight of the value of music in learning, and I’m determined to put that back in,” he said.Įducation secretary Gillian Keegan said there was “no guarantee” Sir Keir’s ideas around music education would become reality if Labour were to take the next election, telling The Independent: “Labour’s empty words are easy – delivery is difficult.” Sir Keir added that, alongside the joy music can bring, it also helps young people to develop skills like leadership, communication and teamwork, that they will eventually take into the workplace. “There’s not the provision of music lessons in the same way.” “You’re more likely to be doing music if you’re in a private school in a state school,” Sir Keir told Anne-Marie, echoing Lloyd Webber’s comments. ![]() Sir Keir Starmer - the unauthorised biography by Nigel Cawthorne Sir Keir playing with a wind quintet at a Duke of Edinburgh Awards with hair he commented he would “not be sporting now”. Read more: Andrew Lloyd Webber slams education disparity: ‘Only 12 percent of state schools have an orchestra’ “Music should, in my view,” the Labour leader told Anne-Marie, “be in every school, not just some.” Sir Keir’s comments come as part of a wider conversation, led by high-profile industry figures such as Sir Simon Rattle and Andrew Lloyd Webber, about the disappearance of music from state schools. The politician told Anne-Marie that “the curriculum at the moment is designed in a way which actually downgrades deprioritises arts and music, and I want to turn that around”. “And it comes from all different backgrounds.” “ talent is across all of us,” Sir Keir shared with Anne-Marie. But it was incredible to see their creativity, natural creativity. they were just in a different league to me. “And I now met people who were totally gifted, incredibly gifted. “I very quickly learned that I’d got because I’d practised very hard,” Sir Keir admitted. ![]()
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