The bar chart shows the percentage of school children learning to play different musical instrument in 2005, 2010 and 2015. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart provides information about the proportion of

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students

who

learn

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to play four different instruments in 2005, 2010 and 2015.

It is clear that

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of

children

learning to play

violin

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is showing a decreasing trend

while

others are increasing

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every 5 years. First of all, we can see that most of the

students

learned piano during the period and it shows an increasing tendency. In 2005, slightly more than 10% of the

students

learned how to play piano. The figure rose to 20% in 2010 and doubled in 2015 as it is

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main musical

instrument

to play when

children

start music. It was followed by guitar where 10% of school

children

tried to learn. The rate increased to approximately 18% in 2010 and peaked at the rate of 40% in 2015 indicating that guitar became a popular

instrument

. 

Drum

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was the least popular

instrument

children

pursued to learn. The figure remained stable in 2005 and 2010 at 5%.

Then

it slightly increased to almost 10% in 2015.

Violin

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was the only

instrument

that showed a decreasing trend. About 9% of

students

chose to play

violin

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the violin

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in 2005 and

then

it decreased to 5% in ten years.