STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Music Education is an integral part of the whole educational experience. Through involvement with music activities at Burgess, the lives of our students are enriched, not only during their school years, but also later on in adult life.
Music is a means of self expression and it has the potential to evoke individual aesthetic response, helping the students to develop the ability to discriminate. Music provides opportunities for the individual to discover and expand his/her own creative processes. Music is a vital part of man's heritage. Finally, music has the potential to help in the total education and development of our students through its association with other disciplines such as reading, language arts, social studies, and math. Students with course work or experience in music performance score significantly higher on verbal and math portions of the SAT than students with no course work or experience in the arts.
The Burgess Elementary Instrumental Music Program enjoys a great deal of support from administration, staff and parents and has maintained high standards for many years.
**Please refer to the tabs at the top of the page for information about our program.
Music is a means of self expression and it has the potential to evoke individual aesthetic response, helping the students to develop the ability to discriminate. Music provides opportunities for the individual to discover and expand his/her own creative processes. Music is a vital part of man's heritage. Finally, music has the potential to help in the total education and development of our students through its association with other disciplines such as reading, language arts, social studies, and math. Students with course work or experience in music performance score significantly higher on verbal and math portions of the SAT than students with no course work or experience in the arts.
The Burgess Elementary Instrumental Music Program enjoys a great deal of support from administration, staff and parents and has maintained high standards for many years.
**Please refer to the tabs at the top of the page for information about our program.