| To: vocalist Subject: Re: Time to pitch in (new topic) Date sent: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 10:52:00 PST Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
>From: "Nancy Mitchell" > >I have no problem with my kids (or anyone else's) playing sports as a >detractor from other bad habits. However, music can have the same positive >effects as sports and I would love to see some of our musical doctorates >here go on the "Today" show and remind people that music has a positive >influence on youngsters also. > >Okay, just thought I'd make a comment and see what you folks have to say. > >Nancy >
Aside from the issues of school funding of sports or music programs, why does this have to be an either/or situation? The benefits of exercise and fresh air would certainly aid in musicianship, as with everything else in life. And the mental discipline involved in music might be just what makes a big strong kid into a star player.
Elizabeth Finkler mightymezzo-at-hotmail.com
"A world without music is a world without love." --A.R. Gurney
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