I would like to second the comments by Dale and Mario, I appreciate that at present the "From" box is not available for input, but nothing prevents anyone from signing a posting.

I am at a loss to understand the implication of the anonymous posters first sentence of the second paragraph. The title of the thread is a statement with no pejorative connotations, and I find it difficult to give any weight to the remaining opinions if even that cannot be understood.

It appears that you sir/madam are the one applying a narrow definition, one wonders by whom your schools music programme is considered "one of the best". It may be so, but without a frame of reference it is a meaningless statement. I would suggest that the only valid measure of success is to find out if the music lessons are enjoyed by the pupils and have have widened their appreciation of music of all kinds.

As Joe, Mario and others have pointed out, all schools vary, some are wonderful, some abysmal, and from my experience it is often the ones lauded as producing the "best" choirs, orchestras etc as defined by the music /education establishment, who do worst in instilling a love of music to all their pupils. I would rather see and hear a badly played/sung redition by a class who were obviously thoroughly enjoying themselves than a perfect concert performance achieved at the expense of 90% of the pupils regarding music lessons as a waste of space.

Pete M