Two-thirds of British children make music, study finds

Youth Music poll shows 39% rise in music-making among young people since 2006

New research has found that more than two-thirds of young people are active musicians.

The study by music charity Youth Music, in tandem with Ipsos Mori, polled more than 1,000 British children aged seven to 17 about their music habits. Unsurprisingly, 97% of them had listened to music in the previous week – but 67% had also engaged in “some form of music-making activity”. It’s a huge rise from 39% in 2006, when Youth Music conducted their previous survey.

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from Culture | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2B9T7pi