Parkland+School+District+Statement+on+Performing+Religious+Music

Religious/Holiday music of various faiths should be presented in the schools for aesthetic, historical, cultural, and musical values, not as acts of worship. A large body of many significant composers’ work is of a religious nature. To teach the musical climate of a period when religion may have been dominant without presenting representative music(s) would be to portray the past inaccurately, and deny student knowledge of cultural heritage. Only music that is of worth, from an educational/performance standpoint, should be used (whether sacred or secular). Where a text or “program” is involved, “meaning” will be discussed to clarify the understanding of the music, not as truth to be accepted.
 * USING RELIGIOUS MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS: **
 * A POSITION OF THE MUSIC TEACHERS OF THE PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT **