On average it takes him and his colleagues three to four minutes to see if a child has musical talent, he says. The musical genre or instrument is unimportant because everything is taught from classical to jazz. It depends solely on talent and naturally also social background, Snétberger emphasises.
Most of the pupils come from Roma families who cannot afford to send their children to a music school. “It is fantastic how quickly we became known and the talents that apply to study here,” he enthuses, adding that without the centre many children would never have been able to put their talent to the test." (Budapest Times)
