This piece belongs to the series "Don't Stop The Music Radio"

Other pieces by Matt Mallino

Summary: This piece discusses the importance of music as a part of modern education curriculums. Topics discussed include the benefits of including music as a part of one's education, as well as the recent steady decline in music education programs across the United States and potential causes for such declines. Also discussed is the disconnection between music typically studied in an academic setting and music typically encountered outside of the classroom, along with some feasible methods of bringing the two closer together.