Music education advocacy
Jul 31
1. You get to be loud. Always feel like you’re being shushed by teachers and adults? In choir, you’re actually encouraged to make noise. 2. Friendship. More than 42 million Americans sing in choruses, so you’re sure to make some new buddies. 3. See the world! Many choirs go on tours to exciting and faraway places. 4. Begin the path to stardom. Mega-celebs …
Jul 31
HIGHER SCORES. Students with 4 years or more of arts and music study scored 29 points higher on reading, 22 points higher on math and 29 points higher on writing sections of the SAT College Board test. (College Board SAT, 2008 College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile Report) BETTER SKILLS. Arts-based learning is known to promote collaboration, creative problem solving, and the ability …
Jul 31
“Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning except its own.” ~Leonard Bernstein