3. Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: The National Music Service: Delivering the National Plan for Music Education

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:01 pm on 17 May 2022.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 3:01, 17 May 2022

I thank the Member for that, and I think that his point about inspiring the next generation is really at the heart of this. Whether your experience of music is just to have a go at an instrument at primary school, or whether it becomes a lifelong passion, or whether it becomes your career, I think that part of the offer here is to make sure that we connect young people who have a particular passion, who might want to make a livelihood out of music, helping them along that journey, connecting them with the support that they need, and the career options that are there for them. But even if you don't want to do that, even if you just want to have music as a passion and a pastime, the service will support you in doing that.

So, the plan is for this to be rolled out from September of this year. So, one of the, I would imagine, first tasks that the lead body, the WLGA, will be setting itself is to make sure that the information is cascaded out into schools, through the music services already embedded in those schools, so that our young people know what the opportunity is and how they can access it and make the most of this exciting opportunity.