Music is intrinsic to the complete human being and therefore must be cultivated in all students.
Through creating, performing, and responding to music, we will generate an autonomous, musical lifestyle evidenced through beautiful, tuneful, and artful expression. These Artistic Experiences and meaningful opportunities will enrich students’ lives as well as the lives of others.
All elements of music require experience above explanation to glean from them the highest artistic experiences. The repertoire of the Canterbury Music Programs must be of the highest quality to encourage these deep musical experiences and open the doors of life’s later pursuits that we never knew were closed.