Wednesday, September 23, 2009

The Benefits of Music Education

Despite serious reductions in funding for arts programs in public schools, there is a great need for studying music. Band, orchestra, and choir all offer students a chance to work together in a social and intellectual group setting and excel at complex tasks.

The trick for parents is to enroll their children in high quality programs and assist them in purchasing high quality instruments. There are indeed many benefits to be realized from a musical education and a quick reference guide is listed below.

Playing a Musical Instrument Can

Help your child develop a commitment to excellence

Help your child develop self-esteem

Provide an opportunity for your child to experience self-expression, creativity, and heightened achievement

Engage the imagination

Contribute to a balanced, positive, challenging, and stimulating education

Prepare your child for other stages of development and participation in society by fostering dedication and sensitivity

Increase your child's brain development, math abilities, and higher thinking skills

Help your child develop perseverance when things are looking bleak and hopeless

Raise your child's awareness

Expand your child's knowledge

Help your child develop mind and body coordination

Contribute to your child's spiritual growth

Help your child develop teamwork skills

Be a source of great fun!

Tony Bancroft, Music Teacher and Author of "Growing Your Musician: A Practical Guide for Band and Orchestra Parents" assists parents in developing their musical children. He is an alumni of Yale University and UCLA. He can be reached at www.growingyourmusician.com

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