"For some the mere introduction to musical literacy provides a basis for informed listening," he said.

The latter development can almost be taken as an index of the spread of musical literacy.

Music hall composers too sometimes had little musical literacy.

But overall musicianship and the musical literacy of the public have declined.

This won't change until musical literacy - not appreciation but training to play or sing - becomes a requirement in the earliest school years.

Thursday night's triple bill at the Knitting Factory was a study in musical literacy.

Greek musical literacy created a flowering of music development.

Mícheál's musical literacy was encouraged throughout his early years.

The book requires no great musical literacy of the reader.

It's the only culture that makes sense to them, that they can depend on: - a culture of musical literacy.