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Thread #155574   Message #3662119
Posted By: GUEST,Desi C
20-Sep-14 - 07:51 AM
Thread Name: Your local School - how much music
Subject: RE: Your local School - how much music
I recall not long after my family came to England (from Eire) we had a very good music teacher pianist at our School in Birmingham. He took us on a school trip to Birmingham Town hall. What he didn't tell us was that it was a full concert by Birmingham Symphomy Orchestra. I will never forget the feeling of hearing them in full flow, it was like the building had exploded with sound, a very physical feeling of almost being hit in the chest full. I'm sure like the kids in the Channel 4 Docu we all sat there open mouthed for the entire performance. I've never really been able to enjoy recorded music since. But it started a life long love of Live music. Very sad to see so few children in our schools are now deprived of such experience in favour of pointless statistical schooling. Do support Channel4.com/dontstopthemusic