AFTER SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM
First United Methodist Church of Bradenton is a leader in the music community. Our annual Fine Arts Series draws music lovers from several counties to our church for fantastic concerts. Now we want to share our love of music with the children of our community, through an after school music program. If you are looking for a solution to the lack of musical enrichment in your child’s life, you have come to the right place.
We now offer a daily music after school program from dismissal until 6 pm for children 8-12. Children will be instructed for one hour a day in a group setting in piano, guitar, chorus, percussion and hand bells. Local professional musicians will be teaching the musical instruction.
● Music education is very important and so is the children’s schoolwork. We will have homework help available
and specialized tutoring for those who need help in any academic area.
● All adults involved in the program are background checked.
● Participants will receive nutritious snacks and lunch on Wednesdays.
● Transportation will be available for schools with sufficient enrollees, but parents can also bring their children.
· ● ● ● This great program will be offered for only $50 per week.
If you would like to register for the program please fill out the FUMCB After School Program Registration Form and fax it to 941-747-4407or bring it in to 603 11th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205.
Please feel free to contact the Director of the After School Program, Amanda Ferrer at aferrer@fumcb.com or call us at (941) 747-4406 with any further questions.
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Below are some interesting statistics to show just how much music plays a role in a child’s character development and intellectual development.
Students taking courses in music performance and music appreciation scored higher in the SAT than students with no arts participation. Music performance students scored 53 points higher on the verbal and 39 points higher on the math. Music appreciation students scored 61 points higher on the verbal and 42 points higher on the math. (Source: 1999 College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers, The College Entrance Examination Board, Princeton, New Jersey)
Students who participate in school band or orchestra have the lowest levels of current and lifelong use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs among any group in our society. ~ H. Con. Res. 266, United States Senate, June 13, 2000
Students who were exposed to music-based lessons scored a full 100% higher on fractions tests than those who learned in the conventional manner. ~ Neurological Research, March 15, 1999
Music enhances the process of learning. The systems they nourish, which include our integrated sensory, attention, cognitive, emotional and motor capacities, are shown to be the driving forces behind all other learning. ~ Konrad, R.R., Empathy, Arts and Social Studies, 2000
Martin Gardiner of Brown University tracked the criminal records of Rhode Island residents from birth through age 30, and he concluded the more a resident was involved in music, the lower the person's arrest record. ~ Music Linked to Reduced Criminality, MuSICA Research Notes, Winter 2000
Music training helps under-achievers. Students lagging behind in scholastic performance caught up to their fellow students in reading and surpassed their classmates in math by 22% when given music instruction over seven months. ~ Nature, May 23, 1996
Children given piano lessons significantly improved in their spatial-temporal IQ scores (important for some types of mathematical reasoning) compared to children who received computer lessons, casual singing or no lessons. ~ Rauscher, F.H., et al., Music training cause’s long-term enhancement of preschool children's spatial temporal reasoning, 1997