What is the State of Music Education in American Society Today?Robert Cutietta, Dean of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, explains why the state of music education in the USA is in certain ways better than the naysayers would claim, and points to some areas in which public schools are doing outstanding things in the field. He also identifies some key ways in which public schools, in general, can make broad improvements in how they teach music, and discusses why this is important.