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pring brings the promise of new life and A recent Ofsted report found that only a minority rejuvenation. All around our patch, Morris of pupils now receive a good-quality music sides are girding their loins for a new education, suggesting that in future folk music dancing season, and in this issue our roving may have more difficulty in passing the baton to reporter looks into Morris on May Day, tracing the next generation. One established and highly its history back to its origins in ancient fertility effective way of passing on the techniques and rituals. Folk music itself continually needs new the ethos of folk music is informal coaching blood, and in our last issue we took pride in at the local club, but we also need to replace the healthy state of recruitment – the Radio 2 at least some of the formal tuition previously Folk Awards, where emerging talents competed provided by schools. on broadly equal terms with more established artists, justified our optimism. Many of you already participate in training schemes, some of which involve working with Folk music has benefited from an education schools (as EFDSS does), while others are led system which provided a steady stream of by private concerns like the Stables, by music recruits, many with a good general grounding, trusts and foundations such as Folkstock, or by some with advanced musical proficiency. the many independent teachers in our region. We However, student numbers in formal music believe that education and training will become a education – GCSE and A-level, instrument continuing strand in Unicorn, and we begin with grades, youth orchestras and bands – have some thoughtful observations from readers (see been steadily falling.
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