The document discusses the importance of music education. It notes that 35.3% of high school students dropout and cites several quotes about how music benefits children and society. Specifically, it mentions that students who take music courses score 22% higher in English and 20% higher in math on average. The document advocates for restoring music programs in public schools and provides tips for how to get involved in supporting this cause.

1. 35.3% of High School Students dropout
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2. “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the
imagination and life to everything.”
-Plato
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3. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change
anything.”
― George Bernard Shaw
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4. An investment in education,
pays the best interest.
-Benjamin Franklin
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6. Not everyone is bred to be a athlete, some of us
have a musical gift granted to us from birth, that
we need to embrace at an early age.
-William Dodd
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7. Music helps free the mind, heart, body, and soul
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VH1 Mission:
We are dedicated to restoring instrumental music education
in America's public schools, and raising awareness about the
importance of music as part of each child's complete
education.

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Students in music courses scored:
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22% better in English
20% better in Mathematics

10. Throughout middle school I took a classical music
appreciation course in which I played Cello.
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11. Music cleanses the
understanding; inspires it,
and lifts it into a realm which
it would not reach if it were
left to itself.
~Henry Ward Beecher
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Music taught me:
Memory Skills
Patience
Recollection
Critical Thinking Skills

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“Music produces a kind of pleasure which
human nature cannot do without”
-Confucius

15. Music consists of more exploration,
rather than discipline.
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16. Music played for children leads
to/causes:
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Decreased ambient noise
Decreased stress
Soothing affects
Better sleep
Slower heart rate
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Take A Stand:
Organize groups
Contact VH1 Save The Music
w/ a proposal
Speak to teachers, staff, and principles
about starting music programs
Start a charity
Get local parents, students, & businesses on
board
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18. Conclusion
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the
imagination and life to everything.”
-Plato
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19. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change
anything.”
― George Bernard Shaw
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20. “Music brought me out of the darkness of
poverty and into the light of well-earned
success”
-Yours Truly
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