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Subject: Re: Time to pitch in (new topic)
Date sent: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 10:52:00 PST
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>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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