A music educator opens the classroom door one September morning, and there they are. Another group of new students. But this year, there's a different mix: a student from Cambodia, another from Mali, two students from Peru, five Mexicans, two Taiwanese, and an American Indian. Maybe it's happened gradually; maybe not. But this is what America looks like, and music educators, largely trained to teach students to play in the Western classical tradition, have to adjust. Welcome to the culturally diverse classroom. What was once a largely urban phenomenon is becoming an American norm. And music educators must find ways to acknowledge the cultural range of their students to continue to be effective. This article discusses how music educators can respond to the basic fact that America's classrooms are growing ever more culturally diverse--and turn it to everyone's advantage.