Although Music and Art are proven to help with brain
development and to enhance learning across the curriculum, many such classes
have been removed from public schools. It’s all about the money, of course. Parents
and students can encourage their local districts to reinstate and fully fund
such programs, but in the meantime, parents should look elsewhere. I received a
brochure from my city Recreation Department in the mail recently. I was pleased
to see the wide-ranging Art and Music programs they provide children in this
community.
There are classes and workshops for toddlers to teens.
They run the gamut from introductory exploratory sessions to more advanced and private
lessons. All sorts of art classes are offered. The same is true for music,
voice and dance. Some are traditional in nature, like tap or ballet, others
more modern in style, such as hip hop. No matter a child’s tastes, there are
offerings that will interest him or her.
The brochure I received is for this fall. Prices range
from $45 to $139. The lower priced courses meet less often and for a shorter
period of time, often a month or so. The more expensive meet more frequently
and for about two months. While I fully support art, voice, music and dance in
public schools beginning in Pre-K and continuing through high school, parents
and students should find opportunities to study, enjoy and benefit from such
lessons wherever they can be found.
Such lessons, continued for years, enhance brain
development and improve learning and grades in many subjects such as
English, foreign languages, math, science, etc. They are also prevalent among high school seniors who earn the highest amount of scholarship money for
college. It isn’t a coincidence. It’s cause and effect, therefore worth the
time and investment. Parents can request a brochure like the one my city sends out from their own local city Recreation Department.
For more information, you’ll want my new book, Free College Awareness, coming soon from Griffin Publishing. How to avoid needing college loans; available soon to families of Pre-K through High School students.
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