Do you love music?

March is “Music in Our Schools Month.” Let’s just talk for a moment about how important music is.

Music expresses what words fail to capture, the spirit of life, the joy and agonies of the human heart. Virtually every depiction of heaven includes music. Learning to play music teaches students that there is a rhythm to life, times of silence and times of sound. Playing in a group teaches students to cooperate, and appreciate that no one person is more important than another, and that all of us playing together sound far more beautiful. The self-discipline of daily practice requires motivation and learning facilitates self-improvement. And the personal accomplishment of playing a piece well with your peers is an extraordinary feeling.

So how can you support “Music in Our Schools Month?” Look in your attic or basement and find an instrument you’ve stored. Donate it to a local school so a student can learn what you did—music makes life worth listening to!