MODAL Research

"When you think about the purposes of education, there are three," Horne says. "We're preparing kids for jobs. We're preparing them to be citizens. And we're teaching them to be human beings who can enjoy the deeper forms of beauty. The third is as important as the other two."

Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best Art and music are key to student development.

Music as a Teaching Tool Incorporating music into almost any class can be a great way to teach content—and it doesn’t take special training or expensive resources.