Music Education • Orchestrating Success

How You Can Support Your Music Program

Join the Music Boosters!• Fundraising• Promoting events and

fundraisers• Chaperoning• Helping with

communications• Spirit Nights

Advocate for the Music Program• Thank the school administrators for

their support of music in our school.• Send a letter to the school board to let

them know what music means to your student.

• Write a letter-to-the-editor of the local newspaper describing the benefits of music and the accomplishments of the students.

Music Education • Orchestrating Success

Music Education • Orchestrating Success

Why Music?

Music helps educate the whole student.

The broader mindedTM benefits of music education:• Enhances creative thinking and problem-solving• Builds collaboration and communications skills• Develops discipline and persistence

How you can support our school’s music program:• Invite school board members, county/district supervisors, state and national lawmakers (when in town) to our

school’s performances.• Write a letter-to-the-editor of the local newspaper. Visit nafme.org/take-action/ for more “Public Relations 101”

ideas.• Thank the school administrators for their support of our music program.

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