School music advocates are cheering in the sunshine state today with a major increase to school music. The QLD Government has just announced more than $2.46 million in additional funding for secondary school music education. $1.46 in recurrent funding will provide sixteen more instrumental teachers to support an expansion in instrumental music across the state. $1 million will fund more instruments and equipment and prepare for the move by grade 7 students into secondary schools from 2015. “The Queensland instrumental program is a highly-regarded and valued component of Queensland state schooling and we are committed to giving all students access to the instruments and expertise they need,” Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said when making the announcement with Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 02:00:42 +0000