Sir, - As far as I am aware, we have one of the worst music education systems in Europe, and having a child learn to play an instrument is something parents must nearly always pay for through the nose.
I was amazed to read in your newspaper recently that music gets such a small piece of the Arts Council pie. Am I the only person who finds it strange that this disgraceful situation is allowed to continue? - Yours, etc.,
From Teresa WalshMount Brown, Dublin 8.