]    Why is music education important? Research studies show that:

o      Students who are involved in band, orchestra or choir at the secondary level reported a lower rate of substance abuse

o      Music instruction improves math and science skills and enhances spatial and abstract intelligence

o      Students with coursework/experience in music performance and music appreciation on average score 63 points higher on the verbal SAT and 44 points higher on the math SAT

o      Using brain imaging techniques, scientists discovered that playing an instrument activates regions in all four lobes of the cerebral cortex as well as some parts of the cerebellum

o      Kindergarten students who took piano lessons for 8 months showed a 46% boost in their spatial reasoning IQ

]    From the “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2002:

o      “The term “core academic subjects” mean english, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history and geography” (Title IX, Part A, Sec. 9101-11)

]    What happens in music class at Rose Garden?

o      Singing

o      Chanting

o      Playing Instruments – Recorders, Xylophones, Drums and many more

o      Moving – Folk Dance, Creative Movement

o      Drama – Acting out poems and books

o      Theory – Reading music, counting rhythms

]    If you have any questions, would like more information on music education or would like to visit a music class, please call Mrs. Szanto at 945-6275