Are There Really Benefits Of Music Education?

By Author: Tony Bancroft
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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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Mailto: tony@growingyourmusician.com
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