Recommendations of The Yale Seminar
- The basic goal of the K-12 music curriculum should be the development of musicality.
- The school music repertory should be broadened.
- The music curriculum should be expanded to include listening to worthwhile music literature.
- Performance activities should include ensembles for which a varied and authentic repertory has been developed.
- Advanced theory and literature courses should be available.
- Musicians, scholars, and composers should be brought into schools.
- Programs should take advantage of community resources.
- Opportunities for advanced study in metropolitan areas should be made available to talented students throughout the country.
- Greater use can be made of audiovisual aids.
- There should be a related plan for teacher training and retraining.
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