Name: Edward
Subject: Importance of Music
Date: 1/6/2012

I wrote this many years ago....I hope it will help your group.

MUSIC is vital to education...
It is a powerful force in human learning that cannot be denied....
A child searches for expressive and creative opportunities to share with others...
...to satisfy their need for communication...
The fine art of music performance expands and enhances a child's listening skills through the nuance and inflection of rhythmic and lyrical expression....
Becoming sensitized to such musical subtleties provides a depth of understanding, appreciation, and value for beauty, expression, and creativity, while enhancing the development of the total individual. This is not found in any other school learning experience....
MUSIC is the only language that spans the entire universe of learning !
........Edward