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Access to Music Education — Staff Survey

20/11/2023

The HP Foundation believe everyone deserves access to the arts. As part of our 2023 campaign ​‘Music Education at Scale’ we were curious to learn how our staff first encountered music and how music became a career that we have pursued. We asked our colleagues at HP about their first experiences with music and how it paved the path to where they are today. The results show how important it is to have access to music as a young person, especially through school and education networks, and how many additional skills learning music can give you.

1.Please share where you first encountered music (as a child or adult) and how it inspired you towards seeking out other musical opportunities. 

2. If you had a musical childhood, how do you feel this supported you in reaching your goals? 

3. Did your childhood include any of the following musical activities?

4. If you did not have an early encounter with music, how and when were you drawn to the industry? 

5. Please share with us any reflections you have about access to quality music education for young people

“I think it is important to offer the chance for everyone to explore a variety of musical genres, instruments and opportunities”

“Widening early access to music education is not only an obligation we have to the next generation; it is also essential for safeguarding a healthy, diverse and egalitarian future for classical music”

“I went to an underprivileged school where a lot of effort was put into supporting music for students, with high quality staff and subsidised fees”

“I think it is important to offer the chance for everyone to explore a variety of musical genres, instruments and opportunities”