Music is one of the few areas of study available to children that can bring such a diversity of positive factors together in the same classroom at the same time. Every child needs a success, a means of gaining recognition. It's a part of the growing-up process, with each accomplishment contributing positively to the development of a stronger personality. Music provides almost daily opportunity for individual accomplishment and, with each success, you child gains confidence. Children who participate in school music programs begin to know themselves, to believe in their abilities and to gain strength as individuals.
Music stirs the memory of our people.
It connects us to our history, our traditions, our heritage. It is a dominant force in the world, shaping every culture's senses as well as the values of its children as few other forces can. It is critically important that our children understand their place in today's world by making these connections. We want our children to know and understand music precisely because it has intrinsic value on these and many other levels. First, of course, there is the school band or orchestra.