Submitted by Patricia Oeste, NBCT, Conway, Arkansas
Idea posted August 2, 2002
How can learning music help us?- Developing teamwork
- Working on listening skills
- Singing incorporates words which is a form of reading
- Learning new vocabulary
- Studying history (as in composers, plots of pieces studied)
- Expressing creativity
- Giving an outlet for emotional responses
- Learning discipline - practicing until it is right
- Self-confidence through performance for self, group, or audience