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New guidelines for music teachers

Music teachers are being told to have no physical contact with children during lessons to protect themselves from allegations of abuse. The guidelines from the Musicians' Union have prompted an angry response from teachers who claim that some contact is essential when showing a child how to hold an instrument or use a keyboard. Julian Lloyd Webber and Diane Baxter, the national organiser for live performance and teaching at the Musicians Union, discuss what the guidelines mean.

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