Auckland School of Music Photo: Patrick Reynolds
Outrage and concern have followed the release of a proposed radical restructure of Auckland University's Department of Music, with five key teaching positions held by respected musicians under threat.
The proposal talks about moving away from a "music conservatorium" approach to having much more emphasis on research and academic aspects of music.
It also makes the point that courses in a seminar/lecture format with class sizes smaller than 25 enrollments don't break even financially, and currently of the 89 courses offered at the School of Music, only 14 meet that threshold.
RNZ Concert's Eva Radich has been talking to a range of people about the move and what it means for music students. Lynn Freeman talks to Eva, as well as contributions from long-time staff member Eve de Castro Robinson.
