Publish it in your newsletter. Let your local music teachers and school administrators know that you are aware of the declaration and that you support it. We owe future singers the opportunity to share the joy we have been afforded through our music. Whenever and wherever humans have existed, music has existed also. Since music occurs only when people choose to create and share it and since they always have done so and no doubt always will, music clearly must have important value for people.
Music makes a difference in people's lives.
Music is a basic way of knowing and doing because of its own nature and because of the relationship of that nature to the human condition, including mind, body, and feeling. It is worth studying because it represents a basic mode of thought and action and because in itself, it is one of the primary ways human beings create and share meanings. It must be studied fully to achieve this richness. Music educators must build on the strengths of current practice to take responsibility for charting the future of music education to ensure that the best of the Western art tradition and other musical traditions are transmitted to future generations. All persons, regardless of age, cultural heritage, ability, venue, or financial circumstances, deserve to participate fully in the best musical experiences possible.