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Music is a Must!

Music has many benefits for people.  It can stir up deep emotions, it can make you want to dance.  Doctors report that it can even lower your blood pressure!  Babies who listen to Mozart are said to learn faster than babies who don’t!  So, is there any doubt that music is an important part of the school day?  There are many terrific opportunities to participate in music at school - through orchestra, band, and choir.  This is an area of the curriculum that every student must experience.
Do you like being a part of a group, the feeling of belonging that comes from doing something exciting and fun with your friends? If the answer is yes, then school band is the place for you to be! Not only will you learn to play an instrument, but you'll march in the parade, and be involved in the half-time show at every football game. Last year the band took a number of fantastic trips. They performed at Disney World and at the Rose Bowl! If you think practicing every day is a drag, think of how motivated you'd be if you knew that in a month or two you'd be on a plane to sunny Florida with about 70 of your best friends to perform for people from all over the world! Of course, while you're having all this fun you'll also learn to play a wind or a percussion instrument. You never know, playing a band instrument could eventually land you a college scholarship, a job with a Broadway show like "Blast," or even a job with the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus! What's not to like about that?
Orchestra is another awesome musical school activity. There's something exhilarating, mysterious, and exciting about carrying that big black leather case to school, and snapping open the brass clasps to reveal a rich, graceful wooden violin, viola, or cello. You take the instrument out of its velvet lining, tuck it under your chin and draw the bow across the strings. The instrument will sing for you, songs that can tear at your heart, or make your heart race! The orchestra can play pop music, show music, and of course, classical music. Together, the orchestra traveled to Vienna and to the orchestra festival in Washington, D.C. A professional violinist came to our school to tell us how she began her career in school orchestra; now she plays with the philharmonic. She's played for recording sessions for people like Celine Dion, and played in the pit orchestra for the musical "Cats." Whether or not you wind up a professional, or in a small community group, orchestra can provide you with a deep lifelong joy of creating music together.
If you sing in the shower, wail with the car radio, or secretly use your hairbrush as a microphone while singing in your room, choir is the place for you! For some, choir is a fun outlet for their secret singing aspirations. For others, it is a place to develop their voices and vocal techniques. Former choir members have gone on to sing in musical theater, rock bands, opera, and even in professional recordings. There is a unique power that comes from the ability to simply open your mouth and to allow yourself to become the instrument - an instrument that is always with you, always ready! Choir can give you the tools to conquer karaoke, sit in with the band, or star in the school musical. Singing also provides a great experience in building confidence for public speaking and presenting.
Clearly, the many benefits of a school music experience are too numerous to list! Whether in band, orchestra, or choir, music builds responsibility, maturity, a cooperative spirit, and a high level of confidence. Just as sports can build character, so can music. Music provides the added benefit of expanding students' awareness of the arts. I haven't yet met a student who said, "Making music was a waste of time." In order to become well-rounded people, all students should be required to participate in band, orchestra, or choir. Their lives will be enriched by the experience!

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