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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.

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.

Der Landesmusikrat Schleswig-Holstein fordert entschlossenes finanzielles und strukturelles Engagement für die Integration musikalischer und kultureller Bildung in die Ganztagsschule und benennt

Vertreter:innen bayerischer Musikverbände haben in einem offenen Brief an Ministerpräsident Markus Söder und Staatsministerin Anna Stolz erneut gegen Kürzungen beim Musikunterricht in der Grundschule