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11 Things About Music Education (long but awesome)

1: Children who study music tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than their peers who do not participate in music lessons.

2: Studying music primes the brain to comprehend speech in a noisy background. *Children with learning disabilities or dyslexia who tend to lose focus with more noise could benefit greatly from music lessons.

3: Research shows that music is to the brain as physical exercise is to the human body. Music tones the brain for auditory fitness and allows it to decipher between tone and pitch.

4: Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, stay in school, and pursue further education.

5: In the past, secondary students who participate in a musical group at school reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs).

6: Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2 percent graduation rate and 93.9 percent attendance rate compared to schools without music education who average 72.9 percent graduation and 84.9 percent attendance.

7: Regardless of socioeconomic status or school district, students who participate in high-quality music programs score 22 percent better on English and 20 percent better on Math standardized exams.

8: Much like expert technical skills, mastery in arts and humanities is closely correlated to high earnings.

9: A study from Columbia University revealed that students who study arts are more cooperative with their teachers and peers, have higher levels of self-confidence, and are more equipped to express themselves and their ideas.

10: Elementary age children who are involved in music lessons show greater brain development and memory improvement within a year than children who receive no musical training.

11: Learning and mastering a musical instrument improves the way the brain breaks down and understands human language, making music students more apt to pick up a second language.

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When someone tells me teaching is an easy job

I’m all:

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Getting home after a long day of teaching

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Open your eyes.

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OKAY TUMBLR WHY ARE MORE PEOPLE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS??!!

IN MICHIGAN A BILL IS ABOUT TO BE PASSED ALLOWING EMTS AND HOSPITALS TO REFUSE SERVICE TO GAY PEOPLE BECAUSE IT ‘IMPOSES ON THE HEALTHCARE WORKER’S RELIGIOUS FREEDOM’

THIS IS BULLSHIT AND IT WILL MEAN THAT IT WILL BE LEGAL FOR DOCTORS AND AMBULANCE WORKES TO LET ANY GAY PEOPLE DIE JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR HOMOPHOBIA

PLEASE SPREAD THIS SHIT LIKE WILDFIRE (AND SOMEONE ADD A LINK TO A CHANGE.ORG PETITION TO STOP IT BECAUSE I CAN’T FIND ONE)

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Band director: okay try again

Baritone: *confident toot*

Band director: NO

Baritone: *sad toot*

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A long overdue chalkboard quote.

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Reblog this if you are a cis woman who would defend a trans woman if you saw her being harassed in a public restroom or would accompany her to the restroom so that she could feel safe

Because I really need to know how many people would

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FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW

THIS IS A TRUMPET

THIS IS A TROMBONE

THIS IS A TUBA

AND THIS IS A FRENCH HORN

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

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Always

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Getting lost in the middle of a piece with constant meter changes

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I literally need more hours in the day to be a human and a teacher at the same time.

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Attended Pass the Mic at 92Y where these lovely ladies lead a discussion on Millennial Feminism. Definitely made my night to briefly meet Janet :)

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Excellent Winter Band Concert followed by refreshments and brass quintet at Matt Torrey's in Williamsburg. This night will be one I never forget :)