We believe:

• The purpose of music education is to empower students to be musicians.
• Empowerment causes a transformation in both student and teacher.
• The making of music is a liberating experience.
• A comprehensive music education meets National Standards.
• A musical education enables students and their teachers to connect word to world.
• Music learning occurs when students and their teachers understand the making of meaning.
• Musical understanding occurs during the process of transformation.