Just more proof in case you really need any that music lessons improve overall quality of life and therefore where the rubber meets the road – test scores. The thing that intrigued me about this article is how they focused on teaching free lessons to those who qualified for free lunch. Anyone else know of other organizations doing that?
Giovanni Watson is a very energetic 5-year-old who meets no strangers and is strong enough to pick up an 8-year-old.
It didnt take me very long to learn all that.
But what I didnt know is what his mother fully appreciates: Giovanni is much calmer now because of the opportunity he has been afforded to learn to play the violin.
He has received free private lessons at Central Music Academy in downtown Lexington since he was 2 years old.
While not the only youth music program in Fayette County, CMA is the only one with the sole focus on teaching music to children who qualify for free or reduced lunch in school.
“We want to focus our energies on kids who are really in need,” said Josh E. Santana, CMA board chairman.
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