Music Around the World

Credentials in Music Appreciation signify competencies that include activities surrounding music such as therapy, direction, composition, creation, arrangement, development of education materials, teaching, singing, instrument repair, writing, research, curation, and engineering. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to explain the importance of studying music from around the world, including music as part of social context, the role of music in American society, the role of music in other cultures, and the different kinds of music from around the world.