Texas Education Laws, Codes, and Policies Concerning Music Education

Abstract

As our current Texas curriculum framework and laws recognize, music and the other fine arts can be a powerful, and sometimes the best, vehicle for reaching, motivating, and teaching a student.  Thus, all students should have access to a deep and rich education in music and the other fine arts, regardless of background, talents, or disabilities.  When fine arts education becomes recognized and justified, not just in terms of providing enjoyment, but as a vital component contributing to academic competency and the development of the whole person, then and only then, will schools and parents view music and other fine arts as legitimate, essential subjects of instruction that are integral to the education of our children.