Proposed Guidelines to protect both Music Teachers and Students – a starting point for discussion

Ian Pace, pianist, musicologist,
campaigner

Yesterday saw the horrendous news of the conviction of and 11-year jail sentence for Philip Pickett on charges of rape and sexual assault of students while he was teaching at the Guildhall School. Here is the original list of charges against Pickett from last year; I do not wish to say much more specific to this case, not least because of the possibility of further trials; suffice to say that I believe a good deal more will be made public about both actions and the complicity of others.

If anything good is to come from this case, I hope it may help to put pressure for a proper international debate about the nature of music education and the possibilities for abuse and exploitation therein.  (more...)

Proposed Guidelines to protect both Music Teachers and Students – a starting point for discussion