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Music communication is a broad field of activity. It includes concerts and introductions, interactive formats and media communication forms such as radio features and apps.

In addition to school, many children and teenagers would like to learn an instrument or make music in an ensemble. There is a wide range of opportunities for this.

A total of 30 % of the pupils in the two highest grades take music as a subject. The majority of them study in courses with a basic level.

Germany's states differ in the number of weekly hours they allot to music lessons. Music can be a mandatory or compulsory elective subject under its own name, or a component of larger learning areas.

Music is anchored in the curricula of Germany's states in almost all grades 5 to 10. However, there are differences in the quantity of music lessons to be taught.

Public music schools had approximately 1.4 million pupils in the calendar year 2021. Particularly in the younger age groups, pupil numbers declined in the pandemic years.

With almost 6,200 schools and 5,100 kindergartens, most of the cooperation partners of public music schools are educational institutions. Many music clubs are also partners.

Musikalische Bildung für junge Kinder wird gesellschaftlich geschätzt und gern genutzt. Die Förderung von Musik in Tageseinrichtungen ist ein wichtiges pädagogisches wie kulturpolitisches Ziel.

Musikunterricht fördert kreative Gestaltungsprozesse und öffnet musikalisch-ästhetische Erfahrungsräume. Doch seit Jahren mangelt es in Deutschland an ausgebildeten Fachlehrkräften.

Die Musikschullandschaft zeigt im Bundesländervergleich teils große Unterschiede. Michael Dartsch benennt Gründe und geht auf Kooperationen, Unterrichtsangebote und Finanzierungsmodelle ein.