• Band develops skills needed by the 21st century workforce: Critical thinking, creative problem solving, effective communication, team work, and more.

• Band keeps students engaged in school and less likely to drop out or become disinterested.

• Band improves the atmosphere for learning.

• Band helps students achieve in other academic subjects such as math, science, and reading.

• Band is a disciplined human endeavor with intrinsic value to society.

• The nation’s top business executives agree that arts education programs can help repair weaknesses in American education and better prepare workers for the 21st century.

• A Columbia University study revealed that across socioeconomic levels, students in the arts are found to be more cooperative with teachers and peers, more self-confident, and better able to express their ideas. 

• Students at your school want to learn an instrument!