Advocacy

Visit these links to learn more about why to include Music in your schedule

Business Insider - Here's the College Essay That Got A High School Senior Into Every Ivy League School

National Association for Music Education - Music for Music's Sake

National Association for Music Education - A Teacher's Perspective: The Power of Music

VH1 Save the Music Foundation - Benefits to the Brain

National Association of Music Merchants - Music Education

National Association of Music Merchants - Why Music Matters

NPR - Musicians' Brains Really Do Work Differently - In a Good Way

American Mathematical Society - Mathematics & Music

Odyssey - A Thank You Letter to High School Marching Band

College Marching - The Top Reasons College Band Kids are Successful After College

Main Street - Apparently the Cool Kids Were in High School Band After All

Retale - Invaluable Lessons All Marching Band Directors Teach Their Students

Pianodao - Cognitive Benefits of Being a Musician

LinkedIn - Why Music? Why Band? by Tim Lautzenheiser

The Wall Street Journal - A Musical Fix for American Schools

Marching Beyond Halftime

Forbes - Let the Kid Study Music, Already!

The Extraordinary Benefits of Learning Music

Dads RoundTable - 5 Reasons Why Music Classes are the Best Test Prep for Your Kids

National Education Association - How Music Education Powers the STEAM Movement

National Association of Music Parents - Two Million Reasons Why Marching Band Kids Are So Responsible

CNN - The Importance of Music Education in Schools