This Is Why We Teach Music
Not because we expect you to major in music
Not because we expect you to play or sing all your life
Not so you can relax
Not so you can have fun
BUT…
So you will be human
So you will recognize beauty
So you will be sensitive
So you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world
So you will have something to cling to
So you will have more love
more compassion
more gentleness
more good
….in short, more life
Of what value will it be to make a prosperous living unless you know how to live?
Nevada CDA The Choral Communique, May ’86,
Marcia Neel, President and Co-editor
Advantages of Music Study
- Music study enhances ability to do well in school.
- Music study enhances school readiness, fine motor control, use of symbol systems, following directions, concentration, memory, perseverance, visual and aural discrimination, organizational skills, task completion, and goal setting.
- Music study encourages abstract thought and stimulates right-brain activities—synthesis, creativity, intuition, and innovation—skills that are not covered adequately by the school curriculum.
- Music study develops attention span and concentration level.
- Music study builds self-esteem and develops initiative.
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Confirmed by research findings conducted by Dr. Frances Rauscher of the University of Wisconsin and Dr. Gordon Shaw of the University of California.