Music is a way to understand our cultural heritage as well as other past and present cultures. Music education promotes motor development. Music encourages teamwork and cohesiveness. Music fosters creativity and individuality. Music education fosters discipline and commitment.
Music is a therapeutic outlet for human beings.
Music is a predictor of success in life. A fair amount of recent research supports the value of music as part of a well-rounded education. But the studies are admittedly few. Much remains to be learned about the connection between music and learning. The answer to that question rests with the members of each and every community.