 And though this music has swept the world with an elevatory vision of our common humanity, it remains misunderstood and improperly studied. In America, we have yet to consider developing a general education to illuminate its mechanics and unlock its power to transform. To this moment, not a single state in the United States requires students studying to be music teachers to learn anything about this music. There are many reasons, but the root of it is historical. Other persons are still seen as a juxtaposition to the national experience instead of a point of reference. An art that presents meaning central to the entire country's identity, it can't come from other persons. That would mean activating a high quality cultural education capable of upgrading the national character. Other persons have to downgrade that character. The academy is a generalization and all of the invasive commercial media are so deeply committed to celebrating and selling stereotypes and social cliches, we're going to need a revolution and vision. Sadly, America now finds herself infecting the world with meaningless commercial products when I find this document to demonstrate that we are clearly capable of healing it with the unlimited potential of democratic possibilities.