The music program of Anne Arundel County Public Schools provides a variety of musical experiences for students in grades 1 - 12. The broad outcomes on which music curriculum is based are those in the Maryland State Department of Education's Essential Learner Outcomes for the Fine Arts. Students demonstrate the ability to perceive, perform, and respond to music. Students demonstrate an understanding of music as an essential aspect of history and human experience. Students demonstrate an ability to organize musical ideas and sounds creatively.
Students demonstrate an ability to make aesthetic judgments.
This can be earned in any of the four years of high school. All music courses have been designated as appropriate for meeting this requirement. All students in grades one through five receive general music instruction for two half-hours per week with a qualified music teacher. Kindergarten music is provided by the classroom teacher who is assisted by the music teacher. In grade three students may elect to begin instruction on an orchestral string instrument and in grade four on a wind or percussion instrument.