Music enriches life, it is a way to understand our cultural heritage as well as other past and present cultures. Performing, consuming and composing are satisfying and rewarding activities. Music education provides for perceptual motor development. It encourages team work and cohesiveness. It fosters creativity and individuality.
Music education adds to self-worth of participants.
Music education fosters discipline and commitment. It is a major source of joy and achievement. Music is a therapeutic outlet for human beings. To provide success for some students who have difficulty with other aspects of the school curriculum. To help the student realize that not every aspect of quantifiable and that it is important to cope with the subjective.