Its purpose was to develop and implement means of improving the education of music teachers.
In 1967 a symposium was held at Airlie House (a conference center) in Warrenton, Virginia, to discuss means of evaluating comprehensive musicianship.
Phase One (1966) dealt with perspectives of student learning potentials, problems of curriculum reform, and classroom procedures.
Phase Three (1968) consisted of the refinement and field testing of all curriculum items, the initial investigation of a separate curriculum for early childhood, the preparation and testing of plans for teacher retraining, and the development of an assessment instrument that reflected the program objectives.
Its purpose was to create a logical, continuous educational program ensuring the competent guidance of the music education of all children in the state's public schools and to test and assemble the materials needed by schools to realize this program.