 ♫ “Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” -Plato, philosopher, mathematician, founder of the Academy of Athens Parents: Thank you for your support of the Swedesboro-Woolwich Music Programs. _____________________________________________
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Walter Hill School Music Events
 Congratulations to the 2017 Walter Hill Band & Chorus for receiving a SUPERIOR rating at this year's High Notes Festival  High Notes Judges Comments, click below
General Charles G. Harker School Events  Congratulations to the Charles Harker School Band for receiving an EXCELLENT rating at this year's Music & Arts South Jersey Band Festival  South Jersey Band Festival Judges Comments, click below WHY IS MUSIC EDUCATION IMPORTANT?
Research continues to provide increasing amounts of data which substantiates the fact that music instruction has profound affects on human development; most notably in children. Did you know the following? ♫ One study revealed that young children who received a year of musical training showed brain changes and superior memory compared with children who did not receive the instruction. “It is very interesting that the children taking music lessons improved more over the year on general memory skills that are correlated with nonmusical abilities—such as literacy, verbal memory, visiospatial processing, mathematics and IQ—than did the children not taking lessons,” said Laurel J. Trainor, researcher of the study at McMaster University in Canada. -Fujioka, Ross, Kakigi, Pantev and Trainor. Brain, a Journal of Neurology Oxford University Press, September 2006 ♫ Music enhances the process of learning. The systems they nourish, which include our integrated sensory, attention, cognitive, emotional and motor capacities, are shown to be the driving forces behind all other learning. -Konrad, R.R., “Empathy, Arts and Social Studies.” 2000 ♫ The College Entrance Examination Board reports, “Students of the arts continue to outperform their non-arts peers on SAT. In 2001, SAT takers with coursework/experience in music performance scored 57 points higher on the math portion than students with no coursework/experience in the arts.” -Profile of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, The College Board, compiled by MENC, 2001, 1996
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The purpose of this webpage is to provide the parents and students of the General Charles C. Harker & Walter Hill Schools with referential information regarding the fifth and sixth grade instrumental and choral programs. Information regarding instrument lessons, as well as, band and chorus policies and procedures are provided.
Use the information as a reference. Monthly Music Newsletters will be sent home with students participating in the band program. Please refer to monthly newsletters for additional information regarding performance dates and for additional events not posted at this time.
Please contact Mr. Tranz with any questions or concerns by email at dtranz@swsdk6.com (this is the best way to get a hold of me since I will be traveling between buildings). | ||||
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