Why Music?

 

When students are able to play difficult music from beginning to end without being distracted, they learn focus.

When students play instruments together, joining their parts in perfect synchronization, they learn accuracy.

 

When everyone is still in that moment before the music starts and just after the last note, they learn quiet.

 

When listening and concentration are maintained through the entire song, they learn discipline.

 

When students become aware that their part must fit with everyone's part they learn to listen.

 

When students practice a long time to play a little music well, they learn patience.

 

When they refrain from talking and interrupting in rehearsal, they learn respect.

 

When they shout and celebrate after playing that very difficult piece well for the first time, the learn perseverance.

 

When they perform that difficult piece successfully in concert, they learn genuine pride and self-esteem.

 

Research shows time and again that students have only to gain from involvement in the arts.

 

A well organized sustained education in music gives your child intellectual and creative skills that last a lifetime.
 
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