Mission and Beliefs
The mission of the Edina Public Schools Music Department, working in partnership with families and community, is to provide an opportunity as an integral part of the curriculum for all students to discover, learn, develop, and refine their knowledge and skills through comprehensive musical experiences so that students gain a greater understanding of music, the deeper meaning it communicates, and its lifelong value.
We believe:
- Music is a lifelong and essential part of the human experience.
- Active participation in music promotes personal expression, cooperation, and creative growth.
- Positive early childhood musical experiences enhance the brain’s capacity for learning.
- Music promotes cognitive as well as emotional and social development.
- Music encourages self-discipline and self-efficacy.
- Every person deserves the opportunity to experience and participate in music.
- Music is a vital and integral part of a comprehensive curricular education.
- Music education is enhanced with relevant use of technology.
- Our community values music education.
- Creating music with others promotes self-discipline, cooperation, and communication.
- Music is a medium for personal expression, creative growth, and building a positive self image.
- Music inherently presents the opportunity for people to identify and bridge cultural differences.
- Music is an essential part of the human experience.
- Music transforms and exalts the human spirit.
Grade Level Units
Grade level specific information can be accessed through the Searchable Online Curriculum Database.
To search:
- For 'Curriculum Area' select Performing and Fine Arts
- For 'Grade' select the desired grade
- Click 'Go'
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