The Long View | A music degree should never be a soft option

Andrew Mellor
Monday, February 10, 2025

With proposals to cut Cardiff University’s music department suggesting a sparse future for music in further education, Andrew Mellor argues that the crisis facing musicology degrees is down to their commandeering and misrepresentation

Cardiff University's proposal to cut courses including music has prompted outrage across the UK music industry © Adobe Stock
Cardiff University's proposal to cut courses including music has prompted outrage across the UK music industry © Adobe Stock

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