The objective of General Music class is to give students a variety of experiences in music. Students will sing, alone and with others; play instruments, alone and with others; improvise music; compose music within guidelines; read and notate music; listen to, analyze, and describe music; evaluate music and music performances; understand relationships between music, the arts, and disciplines outside the arts; and understand music in relation to history and culture. Music is a strong link between our past and our present and is also common ground between cultures. General Music classes provide students with a new way of experiencing history and both the similarities and differences between cultures.