“…There seems to be an agreement between stakeholders that various genres, often labelled as "popular music", or "rhythmical music", do represent qualities such as virtuosity, technical and aesthetic refinement, and are therefore valid tools and necessary ingredients of music education. As the debate about the place and role of Western classical music in the curriculum is ongoing, it focuses rather on finding the right balance between different genres and pedagogical approaches than on reestablishing classical music's hegemony in education (Hebert et al, 2017). Whilst music education in Western Europe and across the Nordic countries is shaped by the concepts of democracy and the German notion Bildung (Hebert & Hauge, 2019), on the other side, Russia models for the country a strikingly different, yet equally significant pedagogical and philosophical heritage.…”