Does math make students better musicians? Maybe. Well why is that? Is it that music makes them better mathematicians? Maybe. The big idea in publicity these days is that students who do well in music will do well in math. Music programs are expensive, there’s no question about it, but they’re important to the well-rounded student, and they’re critical to the many students who gravitate towards us. That’s an important thing to keep in mind. I’ve always had a few students who only come to school because of their music classes. We reach students that nobody else reaches. SW: We have to remember that music, from all levels, whether it’s performance-based or classroom-based, reaches students in a whole different way from most other subjects. SBO: While everyone has access to advice on the NYSSMA Web site, is there anything in particular that you think that educators everywhere should really be keying in on?
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We can provide information and support for everyone, but we can’t go district to district and tell people how to run things. If cuts are made they should be equal across the board and not just in music or the arts.
However, at the state level, we have a very strong policy to discourage fighting for funding with other programs within the same district. We expanded our advocacy page on our Web site so that people would have resources to go to. SW: On our executive council, which is comprised of representatives from all over the state, we spent a lot of time discussing economic issues and finding out what problems we might see, and trying to give people helpful hints. SBO: Was there anything that your organization was doing to potentially soften the blow of economic hardship on music programs in New York? From what I understand, the applications for this year’s conference are coming in quickly already. We do our conferences in December, and last year, even though we had already heard about some of the cutbacks, people had already been approved to attend our conference, and we had our biggest attendance year ever. We keep hearing that fewer teachers will be allowed to go to conferences, but we in NYSSMA have not felt that yet. Please Click Here to Support SBO Magazine! We hope you continue to remain healthy during this most strenuous of times. We at School Band & Orchestra wish nothing but the best for you, your school, your family and co-workers. Your consideration is greatly appreciated. It is with the utmost sincerity we ask you to consider supporting our efforts here with a small donation which will allow our staff the ability to keep these interesting stories about your chosen career coming to you in a consistent and timely basis. However, we would like your consideration in these difficult times to help support our efforts here at School Band & Orchestra to keep our information flowing and to provide you with a continuous stream of current and vital information when you need it the most.
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