There are a number of ways that I believe music schools around Canada could evolve over the next five years. I think the main way in which universities could grow would be by embracing modern music. Most music schools either offer Classical or Jazz programs however we have had many musical revelations since the golden age of Mozart and Buddy Bolden. From Jimmy Hendrix, to Stevie Wonder, Janis Joplin, to Beyonce,  all the way to Toupac and Kendrick Lamar, universities have not placed emphasis on the way these musicians influenced music and the world. Although some universities offer classes studying the History of Rock, and on rarer occasions the history of Rap, these genres are often overlooked and passed over quickly in an optional course lasting only one term. Why are all students required to learn about the Classical, Baroque, Renaissance and Romantic periods in detail for the first 4 semesters of their music education? Instead, have the option of studying soul, Rock, pop or rap. Many young artists choose not to go to school for music because their passions lie in playing synths or electric bass, etc. They don’t see the value in learning about how to write a Gregorian chant, but might see the value in learning about how to create a synth sound, or how to construct a piece of fusion music. This is not to say that there isn’t a lot of real value in learning classical music theory and performing classical music, there are many valuable skills and techniques to be learned from these genres. However there are equally as important and arguably more relevant genres representing BIPOC communities to be performing and studying. Not only would implementing these changes grow and diversify the community of music schools, it opens the door to students learning about more BIPOC musicians. As many BIPOC musicians were not given a platform to express their music in the classical era, we find most music that is performed and studied from the classical is written by white men. This limits a lot of musicians in school trying to represent BIPOC Composers, by encouraging the students to expand their studies and performances to include these more contemporary and underrepresented groups  universities will help to work towards equal representation of all cultures and people.