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It is generally accepted that South African music education is currently in crisis. The Committee of Heads of University Music Departments therefore requested the Human Sciences Research Council to conduct research into the position of music in South Africa. In response, the HSRC conducted a research programme entitled Effective music education in South Africa. Between 1989 and 1992 some 160 individuals countrywide contributed to the research. They deemed the programme important enough to participate without receiving any remuneration. This report forms part of a series of six, each report focusing on a different aspect of music education. The series provides the most comprehensive survey of South African music education to date. It supplies data and information on various aspects of music education, as well as an integrated set of broad strategies through which crises in music education can be addressed. The series is compelling reading for anyone involved or interested in the future of music education in this country.