"One instrument that feeds your brain is the piano. It's very important because you can figure out your right or left." Trinitty Age: 6
"I like music class because we discover new notes. We have learned quarter notes, half notes and treble clef. The songs that we all play get stuck in my head. I like the guitar because it plays unusual songs." Chris Age: 6
"Music with Mrs. Hillig makes me feel wonderful because I love singing." Luis Age: 6
"Music class feels good because the instruments sound pretty." Elisa Age: 6
"Learning about music is amazing." Kiara Age: 6
"Music class is fun for me to make me learn better with my friends." Kiara Age: 6
"When I went to music class I felt awesome. When I went to the keyboard I felt smart." Daniel Age: 7
"My students were exposed to fractions by learning about half-notes, quarter-notes and whole notes. Number conservation was taught by lessons on finger articulation, clapping the beat and clapping the beats in the different notes." Kindergarden teacher
"The M.U.S.I.C. program was extremely helpful in teaching students to pronounce words clearly all the way to their endings." 1st grade teacher.
“The M.U.S.I.C. Foundation program has really helped my students with self expression. They demonstrate more self-confidence to speak up and share ideas.” 1st grade teacher
"My students with autism have benefited from the consistency of the weekly M.U.S.I.C. program; they're more successful both academically with patterns and confidence, as well as behaviorally decreasing emotional outbursts." 2nd grade teacher
"The M.U.S.I.C. program stresses prosody and recognizing rhythm patterns which transferred to oral reading success in class." 1st grade teacher
"I have several ELD (English Language Development) students who have developed more confidence and success with language because singing has given them more practice with English. This transfers over to other academic content areas." 2nd grade teacher
"Two students who have imparities in their arms and hands on one side of their bodies have gained more movement in their fingers and developed more overall confidence by playing notes in the air and on the keyboards without being singled out and feeling different from the rest of their class." 2nd grade teacher
"My students have learned new vocabulary and their overall word recognition and reading intonation has improved." 4th grade teacher