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Your Child’s Music Education at Rose Garden Elementary
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] 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