Becoming Intellectually Fearless

Abstract

Music education is an important segment of the larger picture of education. And education is only a part, albeit fundamental and necessary, of the larger sociocultural and sociopolitical realities of contemporary life. To navigate the exigencies of today’s world, locally and globally, a new type of individual is required in the schools. Now, more than ever, we need new “renaissance” men and women. The present analysis examines implications of a broadened preparation for entering the music classroom, a cross-disciplinary approach to education.