10 Benefits of Music Education for Students:
- Language Skills - learning a musical instrument improves how the brain understands human language which can help when learning a second language
- Improved Test Scores - studies have shown that students who are involved in a high quality music program at school perform better on tests
- Self-esteem - music allows students to try something new and develop confidence as they master the skill
- Listening Skills - music involves listening to yourself and others, this helps auditory development
- Math Skills - reading music involves learning quarter, half, and whole notes, which are essentially fractions
- Makes the brain work harder - research shows that the brain of a musician works differently than non-muscians
- Relieving Stress - listening to a favorite song or artist can lift a mood and relax us
- Creativity - music definitely nurtures creativity - employers have identified creativity as one of the top 5 skills important for success
- Helping Special Needs Children - can have a powerful impact on students with special needs - helps them find a way to communicate and open up
- Higher Graduation Rates - statistics show that schools with music programs have higher graduation rates
Pasco County Schools offer a wide variety of fine arts courses. Course offerings may differ from one school to another.
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Achieve Center at Richey Achieve Center at Wesley Chapel Anclote Elementary Bexley Elementary Calusa Elementary Centennial Elementary Chasco Elementary Chester W. Taylor Elementary Connerton Elementary Cotee River Elementary Cypress Elementary Deer Park Elementary Denham Oaks Elementary Fox Hollow Elementary Gulf Highlands Elementary Gulf Trace Elementary Gulfside Elementary |
Hudson Academy Hudson Primary Academy James M. Marlowe Elementary Lacoochee Elementary Lake Myrtle Elementary Mary Giella Elementary Mittye P. Locke Early Leaning Academy Moon Lake Elementary New River Elementary Oakstead Elementary Odessa Elementary Pasco Elementary Pasco eSchool Pineview Elementary Quail Hollow Elementary Richey Elementary |
Rodney B. Cox Elementary San Antonio Elementary Sand Pine Elementary Schrader Elementary Seven Oaks Elementary Seven Springs Elementary Shady Hills Elementary Starkey Ranch K-8 School Sunray Elementary Trinity Elementary Trinity Oaks Elementary Veterans Elementary Watergrass Elementary Wesley Chapel Elementary West Zephyrhills Elementary Wiregrass Elementary Woodland Elementary |
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Angeline Academy of Innovation Bayonet Point Middle Centennial Middle Charles S. Rushe Middle Chasco Middle |
Gulf Middle School Hudson Academy John Long Middle |
Starkey Ranch K-8 School |
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Anclote High Angeline Academy of Innovation East Pasco Education Center |
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation |
Wendell Krinn Technical High Wesley Chapel High West Pasco Education Center |
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Achieve Center at Richey Achieve Center at Wesley Chapel Anclote Elementary Bexley Elementary Calusa Elementary Centennial Elementary Chasco Elementary Chester W. Taylor Elementary Connerton Elementary Cotee River Elementary Cypress Elementary Deer Park Elementary Denham Oaks Elementary Fox Hollow Elementary Gulf Highlands Elementary Gulf Trace Elementary Gulfside Elementary |
Hudson Academy Hudson Primary Academy James M. Marlowe Elementary Lacoochee Elementary Lake Myrtle Elementary Mary Giella Elementary Mittye P. Locke Early Leaning Academy Moon Lake Elementary New River Elementary Oakstead Elementary Odessa Elementary Pasco Elementary Pasco eSchool Pineview Elementary Quail Hollow Elementary Richey Elementary |
Rodney B. Cox Elementary San Antonio Elementary Sand Pine Elementary Schrader Elementary Seven Oaks Elementary Seven Springs Elementary Shady Hills Elementary Starkey Ranch K-8 School Sunray Elementary Trinity Elementary Trinity Oaks Elementary Veterans Elementary Watergrass Elementary Wesley Chapel Elementary West Zephyrhills Elementary Wiregrass Elementary Woodland Elementary |
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Angeline Academy of Innovation Bayonet Point Middle Centennial Middle Charles S. Rushe Middle Chasco Middle |
Gulf Middle School Hudson Academy John Long Middle |
Starkey Ranch K-8 School |
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Anclote High Angeline Academy of Innovation East Pasco Education Center |
Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation |
Wendell Krinn Technical High Wesley Chapel High West Pasco Education Center |
