At a certain point some children will not want to learn any more music while others will. This brings us to a turning point in their education. Although, music a funny thing because it is nearly impossible to find someone who doesn't like music. Many people have their type of music and in schools there is a wide variety of musical tastes. At some level music reaches everyone.
Most schools involve the classics with their music curriculum and many also have jazz.
I believe that there is too much of an emphasis on the classics. I know that they are a huge part of music, but music grows and expands. I have not heard of a music class where the music of our growing culture has been regularly used. I would love to hear of a class that could truly explore the appreciation of our more current music. The sad truth to all of this is that there just isn't enough time for all the different styles of music and as a result the music that most students would see eye to eye with is forgotten and they are expected to understand Bach and Beethoven.