[Victoria Moon Joyce argues] ...And thats about as far as this statement goes where it is easy to understand.

OK, try these paraphrases:

Music ain't being taught in schools much

Where music IS taught (including in the home etc.), it's often taught as something special & exclusive for those with "talent" or "gifts" - not something everyone can do

People feel that if you can't make music at a "professional level" you shouldn't even try

"Everyday singing" has been identified with out-of-date "women's work" and so has no place in a modern society.

People have been conditioned to think of music as a commodity to be consumed, not something that anyone can make for themselves. If everyone did their own singing, the Music Industry couldn't make as much money off of it.

Those who WOULD teach music are afraid to because more and more stuff is getting locked down by copyright claims (the court cases against the Girl Scouts a few years back, for example)

If you DO perform something from your own folk tradition and it's not already covered by copyright, somebody will probably grab it, slap a copyright on it, and sue you for singing your own folk song.

If you peform something from somebody ELSE's folk tradition, they may get upset that you're not properly respecting their heritage.

I think those were the main points.

The main ones I agree with are:

1. that many people have an inflated notion of "how good you have to be before you can sing". Heck, look at many (highly paid) pop stars that can't sing without a studio-full of processing equipment to bring them on-pitch and make them sound good. They lip-sync at "live" performances!

2. the Music Industry has very effectively conditioned people to think of music as a commodity that must be purchased rather than a hobby that anyone can participate in.