What is music advocacy?
Advocacy, which is defined as the act of speaking or writing in support of something or someone, is essential to every music educator’s career and to the profession as a whole. Every music educator needs to be a strong advocate for viable, sequential, enduring music programs for all students.
How do I advocate for music?
Resources for Advocates
- Donate to NAfME to support music educators and music education advocacy.
- Donate today to Give a Note Foundation to support underserved schools.
- Arts Education Is Essential unified statement of 100+ organizations.
- Music Education and Social-Emotional Learning brochure.
How does music promote the overall well being of students?
Research suggests that music can stimulate the body’s natural feel good chemicals (e.g. endorphins, oxytocin). It can help energise our mood and provide an outlet for us to take control of our feelings. Music can even help us work through problems in our lives.
Why should music stay in schools?
The benefits of music education are immense and highly beneficial to students. Music positively impacts a child’s academic performance, assists in developing social skills, and provides an outlet for creativity that is crucial to a child’s development.
How do you do an advocacy presentation?
Follow these 6 steps to create a concise, strong advocacy message for any audience.
- Open with a statement that engages your audience.
- Present the problem.
- Share a story or give an example of the problem.
- Connect the issue to the audience’s values, concerns or self-interest.
- Make your request (the “ask”).
How does music improve learning and wellbeing?
Research out of the University of Central Florida tells us that music can reduce stress, pain and symptoms of depression as well as improve cognition, motor skills, problem solving, and aid in neurogenesis: a process where the brain rebuilds itself. So that’s case one for more music in your life!