Following in the footsteps of Estonia, Malta is the second country to offer free access to a web-based music learning system to its entire population. 

The online platform, called Meludia, usually offers access via subscription, but as of this month Malta’s 425,000 inhabitants will be able to use the service for free, for three years. It was translated into Maltese especially for the initiative. 

Maltese residents have the country’s tenor Joseph Calleja to thank - having discovered the site, he approached the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat with the idea. In the days since the scheme's launch, a ‘roadshow’ has been raising awareness of it through visits to schools, hospitals, retirement homes and prisons. 

The Meludia Method claims to draw on several established music learning methods in helping develop an understanding of music. For more information, visit meludia.com