Music and Your Child - Music is Important

` Music and Your Child - Music is Important SUPPORTING MUSIC LEARNING at Three Oaks Middle School We are very excited about the music program at Three Oaks Middle School. The success we enjoy is a direct reflection of the students who participate in our... More

` Music and Your Child - Music is Important SUPPORTING MUSIC LEARNING at Three Oaks Middle School We are very excited about the music program at Three Oaks Middle School. The success we enjoy is a direct reflection of the students who participate in our music education curriculum. It is a particular delight to have your child as a part of our musical family. There are many benefits that result from the study of music. The aesthetic joys of music making cannot be duplicated in any other art form; it is a communication unto itself. It also has been found that the study of music strengthens the mind s learning potential. The students who are part of a music program tend to achieve at higher levels in all areas of school. Simply put: music makes better students, and music makes students better. Ongoing research continues to offer dramatic statistics concerning young people who participate in their school music programs. In the 1997 publication, Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Less