Bayshore School District located in Long Island, NY has been recognized as one of the country's top music programs by the Grammy organization. Music starts in first grade and continues through high school. The district uses several types of technology to teach music. The computers allow the students to be more creative with their music. They can see and hear the differences in the notes and harmonies. The use of strong music skills is believed by Bayshore to help with learning in every subject; whether it be in PE because of the movement of music or language arts because of reading the lyrics. It also enforces great discipline in the student because it requires a lot of practice.
The music coming from the students of the Bayshore School District is pretty amazing. The sound of the bands are great and the children singing in music class sing with such excitement. Bayshore provides great education to future musicians. The use of technology in the upper grade levels allows those musicians to further their skills in composition. It is pretty cool that a school district puts so much emphasis on music when so many other schools are cutting the program all together. This video podcast found on Edutopia shows how important music is to children.
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