Music Curriculum

The MCPS Music Curriculum is provided to students as a means for developing creativity and expressive awareness. Through music education, students gain powerful tools for learning artistic modes of problem-solving, which bring an array of expressive, analytical, and developmental skills to every human situation.  Music serves to heighten our rich culture while encouraging self-realization and developing self-discipline.

 

 In addition to extensive creative and recreative opportunities that develop a functional understanding of music, students are also offered experiences in listening, viewing, and structural analysis. This leads to an understanding of historical and cultural development, resulting in aesthetic appreciation.

 

Our purpose is to foster attitudes, understanding, skills, and enjoyment so each individual’s artistic potential may be developed. In developing their potential, students will realize that lifelong participation in music is a valuable part of a life fully lived.

 

   

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view the Visual Arts Curriculum Document.   If you cannot view a portion or all of this document, you can request a copy by contacting Polly McNeal in the Department of Teaching & Learning at 728-2400, Ext. 1045.