Should the government promote music education for children and young people?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This vote concerned strengthening music education for children and young people. The constitutional amendment made promoting music education a shared responsibility of national and regional governments. It aimed to support high-quality music teaching in schools, improve young people’s access to making music outside school and help talented young musicians develop their abilities. If regional governments failed to agree on common goals for school music education, the national government could establish the necessary rules. Supporters argued that music benefits young people’s personal, creative and social development and that access should not depend on income or location. Opponents feared additional public costs and greater national involvement in regional education. Swiss voters approved the proposal.
Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/563.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-referenden-und-weitere-erlasse?voteNumber=563
Vote date: 2012-09-23
Original Swissvotes English title: Federal decree on the promotion of musical training for young people
Original German title: Bundesbeschluss über die Jugendmusikförderung
Swissvotes keyword/additional content: Gegenentwurf zur zurückgezogenen Volksinitiative «jugend + musik»
Swissvotes short-description title: Der Bund fördert neben 'Jugend + Sport' neu auch 'Jugend + Musik'
Original French title: Arrêté fédéral sur la promotion de la formation musicale des jeunes
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/35628
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20120923.prop_oui_563_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20120923.prop_oui_563_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-referendums-et-autres-actes?voteNumber=563