A well-rounded education is the most important and valuable gift we can give to out posterity. It allows our children to be successful in life and provide for a more positive and just society. To provide a well-rounded education, the student must engage with many points of view, sciences, and arts. One of, if not the most influential of the arts and sciences of our society is music. It combines science, math, language, physics, and history into one exact and intellectually demanding art that replicates mood, atmosphere, and emotion. No other science can duplicate humanism, feeling, or emotion and no other art connects with so many people on such an intimate level as music.

For these reasons, a music education must expose the humanity of society and, through demanding and engaging study, prepare the student to appreciate and engage the works that continually reflect and shape one’s society. It must also provide opportunities to understand musical techniques and applications and how they relate to the standard music curriculum through additional courses expounding on theory, observation, and new ways of performing.