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Simons, Dave – Teaching Music, 2008
According to the Austin-based Amati Foundation (a nonprofit group that supports programs for the stringed arts), over the past several decades the number of public school districts offering instruction for violin, viola, and cello has plummeted, from as high as 80 percent in 1960 to less than 19 percent today. Lack of public funding for stringed…
Descriptors: Musical Instruments, Music Activities, Musicians, Student Recruitment