Parents and Guardians,
Does your child sing, play an instrument, or want to learn how? I am inviting your child to join our music program! Here we have a place for every child to explore, learn, and grow as a person and a musician.
Research shows that children who participate in music grow in more ways than one. For example, involvement in music helps develop the brain, provide an emotional outlet, and improve academic performance in children. Every child has natural musical tendencies just waiting to be put to good use.
As famous musician and teacher Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998) once said, “If a child hears good music from the day of his birth, and learns to play it himself, he develops sensitivity, discipline and endurance. He gets a beautiful heart.” Here we introduce good music of all sorts and develop all of those traits in every child. Composer Aaron Copland (1900-1990) encouraged listening of all types of music in an intelligent and unbiased way in order to understand music. We have a variety of opportunities for all types of music, including choral, jazz, band, and everything in between. Here in our music program we also give music as a valuable tool your child can use their whole life to express themselves. Finally, as famous jazz musician Duke Ellington (1899-1974) said about complex emotions: “You’ve got to find some way of saying it without saying it, and that’s where music comes in.”
With the opportunities we have to learn to sing, play any instrument, and make music a lifelong tool, every child has a place to flourish and grow. Most importantly, YOUR child has a place here. We invite your child to sign up for our choirs, bands, orchestras, musicals, and music lessons!
Sincerely,
The Copland High School Music Department
For more information, call (708)224-2811 or email dukesuzuki@gmail.com
