Cash woes lead Dundee College to cut range of courses
Dundee College has confirmed that it is to stop offering a range of full-time courses as it tries to cope with budget cuts — including a music programme taken by Kieren Webster from hit band The View. (...)
Teacher warns of music cuts threat
The benefits of music tuition for youngsters run far deeper than merely learning to play an instrument and should be protected at all costs, according to a teacher and noted conductor. (...)
Fife music tuition cuts 'educational vandalism'
The row over cuts to Fife's music tuition budget has continued as one MP described the local council's actions as "educational vandalism." (...)
Teaching union seeks talks on music tuition cuts
Fife's largest teaching union has invited the region's councillors and MSPs to 'clear-the-air' talks next week to discuss the future of music education. (...)
New bid to spare music tuition from further cuts
A renewed bid to protect instrumental music tuition in Fife schools from further reductions in spending is to be launched as the true impact of previous cuts becomes clearer. (...)
Music tuition cuts row rages on
Unpopular plans to significantly slash Fife's music tuition budget have come under fire again. (...)
Music tuition cuts 'an attack on Scottish culture'
Plans to cut music tuition in Fife schools have been branded "an attack on Scottish culture" by the country's largest teaching union. (...)
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