Music and Our Evolution
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Category:
Anecdote |
Issue(s) Addressed:
Inherent value/intelligence Building society/citizenship |
Attribution
MENC’s Petition for Equal Access to Music Education, 2009
Item Text
“As a private music teacher and someone who works in a music store, I see every day how music adds meaning and enjoyment to people's lives, from children through senior citizens. There are many pressures on budgets these days but people are still taking lessons and buying instruments, and this means music is of special value to people.
“Music in the schools reaches many children who don't have access to private lessons or music-making at home. Music more and more appears to be a integral part of being human and even of our evolutionary development and it should be as important in the schools as any academic subject.”
Anonymous, Washington
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Submitter Information
- Name: MENC Staff
- Email: advocacy@menc.org