Kadiatu and Stuart Kanneh-Mason join Music Masters' board of trustees

Speaking of the appointment, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason said: 'As someone who benefitted hugely from the music education I had free access to at a state comprehensive school in South Wales, I am passionate that music - instrument learning, participation in music making, listening and hearing about music - should be a fundamental part of state education in the UK.

'Without the opportunities I had, I could not have introduced our own children to music learning or recognised the importance of music for everyone. I am delighted to have the opportunity to be part of this inspiring organisation and I look forward to helping in the vital mission of Music Masters.'

Stuart Kanneh-Mason added: 'In the Nottingham state schools our children attended, music was central to the curriculum, available for every child and part of the school. I have witnessed the results of that policy of inclusion with our own children, all of whom are classical musicians or studying music to an advanced level. However, the lack of diversity in classical music and the growing numbers of children from less privileged backgrounds who are denied access to music education points to a crisis which I see Music Masters addressing with creative energy, effective strategies and commitment.'

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