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	A Pitch For Music

allenmarkowski

10-20-2007 5:56 PM

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music, education

allenmarkowski says:

Can you believe that many schools still don't have a music program in spite of all the scientific evidence that shows it is necessary to our wholeness?

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By contrast, people solving math problems or building things by hand use only the logical, left side of their brains.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1219&u_sid=10151715"><DIV>
"That says a lot about music, how important it is," Nielsen said.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1219&u_sid=10151715">a foundation for music education can begin when children are babies and toddlers, with activities geared to a child's mental and physical development.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1219&u_sid=10151715">
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