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  • Jay Elementary School
  • Jay, FL
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My students are diverse in economic status, learning abilities and desires, and are eager to learn; they just need the tools and opportunities! Our school is primarily rural and many of our students do not experience music outside of the school setting. They are hungry to learn and eager to try new things. In my decade plus experience, I have found that students who are given new opportunities to explore new and different instruments in music class are more likely to remember and appreciate what they are taught, and they are much more likely to continue independent study and growth. My students feed into a high school where the music programs are great, but rarely recruit students with instrumental experience and struggle to maintain students due to scheduling conflicts. If our current elementary students can be given the starting tools, the musical guidance necessary, and multiple experiences in their primary years, they will be much more likely to continue a lifelong musical pursuit.

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My students are diverse in economic status, learning abilities and desires, and are eager to learn; they just need the tools and opportunities! Our school is primarily rural and many of our students do not experience music outside of the school setting. They are hungry to learn and eager to try new things. In my decade plus experience, I have found that students who are given new opportunities to explore new and different instruments in music class are more likely to remember and appreciate what they are taught, and they are much more likely to continue independent study and growth. My students feed into a high school where the music programs are great, but rarely recruit students with instrumental experience and struggle to maintain students due to scheduling conflicts. If our current elementary students can be given the starting tools, the musical guidance necessary, and multiple experiences in their primary years, they will be much more likely to continue a lifelong musical pursuit.

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