Does Classical Music Cure Petty Crime? Anything Else? (Hint: Think Finland)

So some rail stations in England are playing classical music to scare away hoodlums. Bust doesn’t music have a more profound effect? “Which country achieved the best Year 10 results in science and mathematics last year? Finland is the answer. Yes, Finland, with a population the size of Scotland’s and an impenetrable language. What are the Finns doing right? Every child in Finland is given an instrument to play from the first day at school. They learn to read notes on stave before letters on page. They spend hours at drawing and drama. The result is a society of with few tensions and profound culture. Finnish Radio broadcasts in Latin once a week. Finnish railways do not need to play Sibelius, except for pleasure.”