I regert to say that I find a certain narrowness of mind running through this thread. It resembles that old attitude that that constantly whines about the "purity of folk music"..... how dare a brass band paly THAT.....

Secondly, the very title of the thread is a huge and unfair over generalization. What schools do to music Indeed.. It may not be to your liking or meet with ypour narrow definition...but I believe that Schhols in general do a wonderful job of teaching music. I have worked for many years in a school system where the musc programme was considered one of the best anywhere.. For years I have enjoyed the sound of middle school string quartets playing Barbara Allan ... God Forbid. I"ve heard voice students doing Cape Breton Lullaby and have even heard such basphemous stuff as Wild Mountain Thyme played on the recorder. Perhaps we should only hear the badly played versions of these that turn up in most "authentic" folk clubs and pubs. Yes, for Gods Sake, let us get music away from those schools...