Music Education Has Real World Applications
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Category:
Anecdote |
Issue(s) Addressed:
Inherent value/intelligence Supporting the school environment for learning Supporting learning in other subjects Building society/citizenship Long-term success of students Developing 21st-century skills Developing the "whole child" |
Attribution
MENC’s Petition for Equal Access to Music Education, 2009
Item Text
“My former students, not only the ones who have stayed with the music programs throughout their middle school and high school years, come back to me and tell me how much they appreciate how their musical experience has helped them in the ‘real world.’ We offer the invaluable experiences they will get nowhere else in their student lives. We educate not only for today, but also, for the future. Our music programs are often the first experience our students have in which they must deal with an adult on at a level of emotional and intellectual maturity which is not present in the other school work.”
- Richard S., Texas
Links
Submitter Information
- Name: MENC Staff
- Email: advocacy@menc.org