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It’s a common belief that music education makes people better citizens—smarter, more moral, more thoughtful. But where does this idea come from? How true is it? And how could we know? This course takes an in-depth look at several key educational movements, among them Brecht’s and Weill’s epic theater and Venezuela’s El Sistema, to investigate how artists, educators, and politicians have attempted to use music to change people’s characters and beliefs.