Extending artistic skills through music

this research deals with questions about Music Education in the Brazilian school context. Its general objective is to reflect on the relevance of Music Education for human and sociocultural development, enabling students to expand their artistic-musical skills, sensitivity and creativity, in addition to improving the quality of education. As for the methodology, this is a qualitative and bibliographical research, based mainly on authors such as Gardner and Fonterrada, among others. It makes a historical review of Music Education worldwide, with different conceptions, at different times and their contributions to the area in contemporary times. It is based on the Law of Guidelines and Bases of Brazilian National Education (LDB) No. 9,394/96 and Law 11.769, the latter that determines the obligation of Music Teaching in Brazilian schools since 2008. In its considerations, the law discusses the need for teacher training and Brazilian schools to invest more in Music Education, considering that it is a universal language that contributes to the entire educational process and, consequently, to integral human development