Why Music and why Learn to play an Instrument?
Learn more about the benefits of music beyond school!
It’s not just about a career in music
“The theory of relativity occurred to me by intuition, and music is the driving force behind this intuition. My parents had me study the violin from the time I was six. My new discovery is the result of musical perception.”
—Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist
“It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough—it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart sing.”2 — Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.
“I believe the foundation for any success I have had is derived more from my music education than my engineering study.”3 —David Borland, Former Amazon Web Services Director of Machine Learning Acceleration
Music Students:
• Experience joy making music with their friends.
• Express their emotions in an inviting and
encouraging space.
• Develop musical independence so that music
can always be part of their life.
• Build awareness and respect of all peoples
through the study of music from many cultures.
• Improve in other academic subjects as well.
• Make lifelong friendships through musical
collaboration.
• Learn how to work with others and
champion their successes.
• Develop the skills and perseverance needed
for success in every future endeavor.
Music and the Brain
An interest in a performing art leads to a high state of motivation that produces the sustained attention necessary to improve performance and the training of attention that leads to improvement in other domains of cognition.
Specific links exist between high levels of music training and the ability to manipulate information in both working and long-term memory; these links extend beyond the domain of music training
