0363283 The Sandbox and Benefits of Music Education

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1. Slide 2: Music helps with neurological, social and emotional development in all ages. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most endangered subjects in Ontario schools. The SandBox is an opportunity to bring the tunes back and get your kids rocking to success!
2. Slide 3: disruptive students disruptive music students 27% rest of the student body Young music students are less likely to be disruptive in class1 A study of grade twos showed that music students scored 27% higher on math tests1 music teachers english teacher Venezuelan President phys-ed Hugo Chavez public music teacher programs have taken Students surveyed most often chose a music teacher as an principal 300,000 kids out of slums important role model in in a country with some of their learning1 other the “highest murder rates in the world.” 2
3. Slide 4: Low Income High Income Children who live in persistent poverty are less likely to be included in aspects 80 of society that are critical to their healthy 70 growth and development. 60 They are twice as likely to live with 50 violence or in a \"dysfunctional\" family. 40 They are more than three times more 30 likely to live with a depressed parent. 20 Only half of the children who lived in 10 persistent poverty participated in 0 recreation at least once a week, Living with Living Exhibiting Motivated to compared to three-quarters of children violence or with delinquent or participate in dysfunction depression aggressive weekly who had never been poor. 3 behaviour in recreation school 4
4. Slide 6: “The reality is, music saved my life” 5 - Jully Black Learning to be a musician can keep youth out of trouble or help guide them onto a new path. Especially in low-income areas, children are at high risk of becoming involved in bullying, drugs and other criminality. Some kids just don’t excel in academics so they can’t always see themselves being successful. We would love to change that. “your instrument is the one thing that won't let you down” 5 - Jully Black
5. Slide 7: Music is a way to interpret, understand and control our emotions. Creating music can be a very helpful tool in growing up with confidence and intellect. Music can be a release from troubles at home, with friends, in the community and can help keep youth motivated to be positive and focused on success.   Countless artists have said that their music (or someone else's) has helped them live though problems which would otherwise have left them in jail, in therapy or in the grave.    Our goal is to inspire children in problem communities to embrace music as a way to stay out of trouble -- a way to keep them occupied, interested and having fun. We believe having a talent in music can be a weapon against bullying, self- deprecation, and other dangerous influences and hope that it will result in children giving back to their community.
6. Slide 8: The Sandbox is an after-school and weekend program that would work out of local community centres, with a focus on low-income areas. Children are welcome to drop in and see what we’re up to, or come in regularly and follow our casually taught lessons. Instrumental instruction as well as music theory, music history and promotional work will help students find their niche in the music industry and progress at their own pace. Where possible, donated instruments and sheet music will be available for loan so that students who can not afford their own instruments will have the opportunity to continue their practice at home.
7. Slide 10: All graphics created in Adobe Photoshop. Statistics and other research: 1. “The Benefits of Music”. Facts compiled by MENC Staff, Spring 2002. Music Education Online. Date of access: October 11, 2008 (file:///G:/SCHOOL/benefitsofmusic_quote.htm) 3. Miguel aka. Contrapuntist. “How Music Saved My Life and Why Music Education Should Be Taken More Seriously”. Contrapuntist: Where Music and Life Converge. Date of access: October 11, 2008. ( http://contrapuntist.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/how-music-saved-my-life-and-why-music-education-should-be-taken-more ) 5. Hanvey, Louise. “The Progress of Canada’s Children 2002”. In Children and Youth: Crime Prevention Through Social Development. Date of access: October 4, 2008 (http://www.ccsd.ca/cpsd/ccsd/i_income.htm) 7. Ross, David; Scott, Katherine; and Smith, Peter. “Canadian Fact Book on Poverty 2000” . In Children and Youth: Crime Prevention Through Social Development. Date of access: October 4, 2008 ( http://www.ccsd.ca/cpsd/ccsd/i_income.htm) 9. Graveland, Bill. “ ‘Music Saved My Life,’ Jully Black tells students”. The Toronto Star Online. thestar.com Apr 04 2008 Date of access: Oct. 4, 2008. (http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/410038)