The National Standards for Arts Education were developed by the Consortlum of National Arts Education Association under the guidance of the National Committee for Standards in the Arts. The standards were prepared under a grant from the US Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Performing, creating, and responding to music are the fundamental processes in which humans engage.
Students learn by doing.
Singing, playing instruments, moving to music, and creating music enable them to acquire musical skills and knowledge that can be developed in no other way. Learning to read and rotate music gives them a skill with Wichita explore music independently and with others. Listening to, analyzing, and evaluating music are important building blocks of musical learning. Further, to participate fully in a diverse, global society, students must understand their own historical and cultural heritage and those of others within their communities and beyond. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.