Why Music?
It is my belief that all children can be successful musicians. At Dishman Elementary, your child will be expected to sing, play instruments, and dance. I try to expose students to a wide range of music from many different cultures and genres so that they may appreciate diversity. Participation in music has many positive effects on your child’s social development as well as improving academic achievement in other subject areas such as reading and math.
It is my belief that all children can be successful musicians. At Dishman Elementary, your child will be expected to sing, play instruments, and dance. I try to expose students to a wide range of music from many different cultures and genres so that they may appreciate diversity. Participation in music has many positive effects on your child’s social development as well as improving academic achievement in other subject areas such as reading and math.
“During the Gulf War, the few opportunities I had for relaxation I always listened to music, and it brought me great peace of mind. I have shared my love of music with people throughout this world, while listening to the drums and special instruments of the Far East, Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Far North, and all of this started with the music appreciation course that I was taught in a third-grade elementary class in Princeton, New Jersey. What a tragedy it would be if we lived in a world where music was not taught to children.”
-General H. Norman Schwarzkopf — United States Army
Click on the link to read what the Law says about Music Education.
Elementary Requirements: State Board rule (19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 74, subchapter A) now mandates that school districts provide TEKS-based instruction in all subjects/courses of the Required Curriculum in grades K-5. This requirement includes music, art and theatre at each of these grade levels. School districts may deliver this instruction in a variety of arrangements and settings.
Elementary Requirements: State Board rule (19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 74, subchapter A) now mandates that school districts provide TEKS-based instruction in all subjects/courses of the Required Curriculum in grades K-5. This requirement includes music, art and theatre at each of these grade levels. School districts may deliver this instruction in a variety of arrangements and settings.