Music education plays an important role in the development of a well-rounded and informed student.
Music provides an outlet for enjoyment and performance of an art form, for creativity, and for self-expression. It is a field of study with its own body of knowledge, skills, and ways of thinking. The ability to perform, create, and listen to music with understanding is desirable for every member of society. Studying music transmits cultural heritage, develops each person's musical potential, provides an opportunity for creativity and self-expression, helps students understand the nature of humankind, enables students to become sensitive listeners, cultivates a unique symbol system, and enhances the quality of life. The music program at FCDS encourages students to create music individually and with others, to improvise music, to use the vocabulary and notation of music, and to respond to music intellectually, emotionally, and physically.