\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 Music plays an important role in peopleÆs education in Britain, with man
y students learning one or more instruments as part of their school curriculum. Schools often have their own orchestras, choirs and chamber music groups, and even later in adult life there is plenty of amateur music to take part in. Visitors to Britain
are often surprised to discover that almost all the splendid choruses that perform in concerts and make recordings are actually highly trained amateur groups, only some of whose members may be professional musicians such as teachers.\par
