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Music Educator | Music Education Advocate | Speaker | Conductor | Clinician | Adjudicator | Views are my own | Music for All | 🇦🇺

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2 years

The Music Department is an alternate universe where pupils are often unrecognisable from who they are outside of it. The shy become confident. The agitated become calm. The lonely become included. The quiet become heard. And the lost become found. Music reveals the real child.

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1 year

Music isn’t a 2nd class subject, music teachers aren’t 2nd class teachers, and music isn’t just a nice little extra. Music is core, music is fundamental to a holistic and meaningful education, and music teachers make such a positive and lifelong impact on the lives of so many.

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Music isn’t extra. Music isn’t additional. Music isn’t discretionary. Music isn’t an add on. And, music isn’t disposable. Music Education is core. It’s fundamental. It’s necessary. It’s an irreplaceable component of a holistic and meaningful education. That’s what music is.

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For every minute of maths there should be a minute of music.

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2 years

Music isn’t extra-curricular. It isn’t even co-curricular. Each and every aspect of Music Education is central to a healthy, holistic, and successful education. Music is such a fundamental aspect of life and learning and to sideline it in any way is completely unacceptable.

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Why do pupils tend to gravitate towards the Music Department before, during, & after school? It’s their physical, mental, & emotional safe space. Music helps them connect with others, & express themselves to/with others in such a unique way. Music nurtures health and well-being.

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Whenever school got tough, I went to the Music Dep. Whenever I had something exciting to share, I went to the Music Dep. Whenever I needed advice, I went to the Music Dep. Whenever my friends and I just wanted to be ‘us’, we went to the Music Dep. Schools need Music Departments.

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2 years

Every school needs a thriving Music Department. The pupils need it, the teachers need it, the parents need it, and the community needs it. A thriving Music Department means a thriving school, a connected school, and a happy school. Music should be at the heart of every school.

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Children are listening to & making music. They’re dancing. They’re drawing & painting. They’re creating stories. They’re taking photos & videos. Why? Because that’s what makes them happy, helps them cope, create, escape. We don’t need a recovery curriculum. We just need The Arts.

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2 years

When a child leaves class to go to a music lesson or an ensemble rehearsal, their education is undoubtedly impacted. It’s impacted in the most wonderful, long-lasting, and beneficial way.

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2 years

Young people can be found in the Music Department before school, during school, during break, during lunch, after school, and even when they should be somewhere else. For many young people, the Music Department is more than just a place of learning - it’s a place of belonging.

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4 years

A Music Department is a place to discover the wonders of music. It’s also a place to seek refuge, to be comfortable, to be creative, to be unique, to be silly, to be safe, to be yourself, to be together, to be apart, to be whatever you want. Music Departments are for everybody.

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2 years

Once you’ve sung in a choir, or played in a band or orchestra, or played in any music ensemble, you’re never the same again. Your ears, your eyes, and your heart are opened up in ways not possible by any other means. Music feeds us, it nourishes us, and it brings us great joy.

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Why do pupils tend to gravitate towards the Music Department before, during, and after school? Because it’s their physical, mental, and emotional safe space. Music helps them connect with others, and express themselves, in such a unique way. Music nurtures health and well-being.

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3 years

Q: Why did the choir cross the road? A: To get to a professional sporting event so they could sing without restriction.

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2 years

Give every child equal access to Music Education and watch the world become a better place.

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2 years

Fill a school with music and it becomes better. Fill an education with music and it becomes better. Fill a life with music and it becomes better. Fill a community with music and it becomes better. If you want to make something better, put music right at the heart of it.

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2 years

When music is cut from schools, nothing is saved. Money isn’t saved, time isn’t saved, and results aren’t saved. On the contrary, everything is diminished. The school is diminished, the pupils are diminished, and their learning is diminished. Cutting music saves nothing.

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4 years

Music - not extra. Drama - not extra. Dance - not extra. Art - not extra. Outdoor Education - not extra. They’re not extra, they’re core. They’re essential to the education our pupils deserve. The extras are often negatively stigmatised when they need to be positively solidified.

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If you want to improve the well-being of a child, you let them sing in a choir, you let them learn an instrument, and you let them get lost in all of the beauty, support, and connections that come from such things. That’s what you do. You immerse them in music and music-making.

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2 years

When a child leaves class to go to a music lesson or an ensemble rehearsal, their education is undoubtedly impacted. It’s impacted in the most wonderful, long-lasting, and beneficial way.

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Music is NOT a waste of time. Music is NOT a waste of space. Music is NOT a waste of money. Music is NOT a waste of resources. Music IS the complete and utter opposite. Music IS the most holistic educative experience we can provide for young people. We need to provide it.

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Music isn’t extra. Music isn’t additional. Music isn’t discretionary. Music isn’t an add on. And, music isn’t disposable. Music Education is core. It’s fundamental. It’s necessary. It’s an irreplaceable component of a holistic and meaningful education. That’s what music is.

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Music Education isn’t an expense, it’s an investment. An investment in our young people, an investment in our communities, an investment in our health and well-being, an investment in our futures, and an investment in who we are and who we want to be. Music is an investment.

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2 years

Music Education transforms the lives of countless people. Those who are lost, find a home. Those who are disengaged, find a purpose. Those who are shy, find an outlet. Those who have something to say, find a voice. Music provides so much to so many. Society needs Music Education.

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"What I can say to Headteachers is that music and arts are the bedrock of educational success. Your results will go up, not down." This from the Headteacher of the Year, who took a school from special measures to outstanding through music. Time to listen.

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3 years

Roses are red Violets are blue If sports fans can sing Choirs should too.

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Music Education isn't a nice little extra - it's an absolute essential.

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2 years

There’s a reason why so many young people find their way to the Music Department at all times of the day. For them, it’s their home, their safe space, their sanctuary, their creative muse, their happy place, and their place of acceptance. For so many young people, music is home.

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You’d be hard pressed to find someone more skilled or more viable than a pro musician. You’d also be hard pressed to find a non-musician who fully understands the skill and viability inherent in a pro musician. There’s a reason our world is filled with music, and it isn’t magic.

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Everywhere we turn, there is music. Life would be significantly diminished without it. Music should be at the heart of education.

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Music in schools is not optional. Music Education in schools is not optional. Having music teachers in schools is not optional. The performing arts in schools is not optional. None of it is optional. Music and the performing arts are vital. Absolutely, undeniably, vital.

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When music is removed from schools, the damage done is immeasurable. Not only is music an incredibly valuable subject, it’s also an irreplaceable bonding agent for the whole school community. Removing music doesn’t just narrow the curriculum, it narrows everything else too.

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Children don’t ‘miss out’ when they leave class to go to a music lesson. On the contrary, they gain a lot.

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I want to live in a world where everyone gets to learn music at school.

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3 years

For many young people, the Music Department is their safe space, their sanctuary, their home away from home, their place to express, their place to be heard, their place to connect, their place to create, and their place to be together. We need to inject our schools with music.

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Not every young person we teach goes on to study music. Not every young person we teach goes on to make a living from music. That’s ok. Every young person we teach takes music with them into life after school. Having music in your life is a priceless gift of immeasurable benefit.

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For many young people, music is it. It’s the reason they go to school. It’s the reason they complete school. It’s their support mechanism. It’s their sanctuary. It’s what they’re good at. It’s what makes them happy. For many young people, there’s no education without music.

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The Music Department is the heartbeat of any school. The ensembles, rehearsals, concerts, performances, musicals, friendships, expression, and an environment that brings young people together of all ages. If you want a healthy school, then you need a healthy Music Department.

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If you want to improve the well-being of a child, you let them sing in a choir, you let them learn an instrument, and you let them get lost in all of the beauty, support, and connections that come from such things. That’s what you do. You immerse them in music and music-making.

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You start to learn an instrument, then you join a music ensemble, then you make lifelong friends, then you make lifelong memories, then you take your instrument wherever you go and replicate the process. A musical instrument is a key that opens the door to so many amazing things.

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People who study creative subjects at school or university go on to entertain, comfort, & connect us. They also go on to change the world. They change the world - not just in The Arts - but in every professional field & in every walk of life. Creative subjects are high priority.

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For the child who doesn’t like speaking in front of others, yet will sing their heart out. For the child who is misunderstood in the playground, yet embraced in a music ensemble. For the child who struggles in the classroom, yet flourishes on the stage. Music is for every child.

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You never forget being in a music ensemble. The music. The goosebumps and tingles. The challenge. The connection. The friendships. The laughter. The joy. The rehearsals. The concerts. The bonding. The feeling of belonging. Music ensembles leave an indelible mark on our lives.

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2 years

There’s a reason why young people can be found in the music rooms at all times of the day - before school, after school, during school, and during break times. The music rooms are more than just a place of music-making, they’re also a place of belonging. The music rooms are home.

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Music isn’t low value. Art isn’t low value. Drama isn’t low value. None of The Arts are low value. They contribute so much to our lives, to our communities, and to our society. Without them, our lives are greatly diminished. Without them, we are greatly diminished. Value them.

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Someone gets out of bed in the morning thanks to music. Someone decides to go to work thanks to music. Someone survives their day thanks to music. Someone forgets the troubles of the day thanks to music. Someone finds hope for the week ahead thanks to music. Thank you, music.

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Music teachers never slow down or wind up in the lead up to a holiday, because when schools want to celebrate, or come together, or have fun, or express themselves as a community, they always turn to music. Music never stops because we can’t do without it. We all need music.

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Singing certainly adds to the atmosphere of a sporting event. It also adds to the atmosphere of a singing event. I hope singing can once again occur at singing events, just as it can already occur at sporting events.

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Whenever school got tough, I went to the Music Dep. Whenever I had something exciting to share, I went to the Music Dep. Whenever I needed advice, I went to the Music Dep. Whenever my friends and I just wanted to be ‘us’, we went to the Music Dep. Schools need Music Departments.

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2 years

It can’t be front and centre in the most important moments of society, yet placed at the peripherals of education. If we want music to remain central to society, then we need to place it at the heart of our schools.

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Christmas is exhausting for music teachers, yet it’s utterly uplifting for the young people we teach and the communities we belong to. Long after school has finished and they look back on their education, it’s these moments that they remember the most. Keep up the great work!

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I love when people ask me what I do because I get to answer with such pride that “I’m a music teacher”. To all music teachers out there, I hope you have the most amazing year. You are fantastic, you are needed, and what you do makes such a difference in the lives of young people.

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If you want to see young people at their best, watch them making music together. If you want to see education at its best, watch young people making music together. If you want to see society at its best, watch people making music together. Music is at the heart of what’s best.

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1 year

Whether it’s singing in the shower, or in the car, or in a choir, or at school, or at karaoke, or in a place of worship, or to an unsettled baby, or at a sporting event, or even in your head, it doesn’t really matter. Wherever you do it, singing is amazingly good for you.

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2 years

Music Education isn’t just for those who go onto study music. It’s for those who join community ensembles, for those who make music at home, for those who support local artists, for those who jam with their friends, and for those who use music to unwind. Music is for everyone.

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When you’re halfway through conducting a piece of music and you notice your son doing this. A moment I’ll never forget.

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2 years

Want young people to work together? Put them in a music ensemble. Want them to listen to each other? Put them in a music ensemble. Want them to learn the importance of personal responsibility? Put them in a music ensemble. Want them to connect? Put them in a music ensemble.

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Music educates the whole child. The physical, mental, social, emotional, and creative child - the whole child. Music in our schools is so important.

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Singing in schools shouldn't be a special event - it should be a daily occurrence.

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Told you can’t sing? Nonsense. Told music isn’t for you? Nonsense. Told it’s too late to learn an instrument? Nonsense. It’s all nonsense. You can sing, music is for you, it’s never too late to learn an instrument, and your love of music is yours. Anything else is nonsense.

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If you’re a music teacher contemplating packing it in, please don’t. You’re needed more than ever. What you bring to the education and lives of young people is needed more than ever. The hope and joy you bring to schools and communities is needed more than ever. We need you.

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Removing music from our schools isn’t the answer, it’s the problem.

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The cutting of music has to stop. The reduction of funding has to stop. The devaluing of music has to stop. The idea that it’s an ‘extra’ has to stop. The idea that it’s not academic has to stop. The idea that it’s not essential to education has to stop. It all has to stop. Now.

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I teach music in the hope that my pupils will fall deeply in love with music, realise how amazing they are, make friends that last a lifetime, find an unparalleled form of expression, and have a means of comforting themselves that’ll never go away. That’s why I do what I do.

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I discovered music in the music room. I made friends in the music room. I found acceptance in the music room. I gained confidence in the music room. I found comfort in the music room. I discovered myself in the music room. The music room is such a meaningful place to so many.

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A choir is something social, but it’s more than that. A choir is something expressive, but it’s more than that. A choir is something musical, but it’s more than that. A choir is somewhere safe, but it’s more than that. To those in a choir, it’s so much more than it appears to be.

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Over my 15 year career, I’ve seen music transform the lives of countless pupils. Those who were lost, found a home. Those who were disengaged, found a purpose. Those who were shy, found an outlet. Those who had something to say, found a voice. Music provides so much to so many.

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Every primary school should have a full-time specialist music teacher.

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I would go to the Music Department before school. I would go to the Music Department at break time. I would go to the Music Department at lunch time. I would go to the Music Department after school. I would always go to the Music Department, because the Music Department was home.

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Not every child is built for the classroom - some are built for the stage. Not every child is built for exams - some are built for performances. Not every child is built for studying - some are built for creating. Meeting the needs of every child means having Music Education.

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You can’t put a price on the importance of music to people. You can’t put a price on the joy it brings. You can’t put a price on the comfort it brings. You can’t put a price on the hope it brings. Music is inextricably linked to the health and wellbeing of us all. Music is vital.

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If you’re a music teacher who’s had a really tough day, just remember that a young person had a really good day because of you. Never forgot that. You make the lives of young people better each and every day.

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Without musicians there isn’t music on our phones, or on our TVs, or in our theatres, or in our nightclubs, or in our cars, or at any of the important events throughout our lives. Without musicians there isn’t music, and without Music Education there aren’t musicians. Value it.

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A shout out to all the amazing music teachers who do the most amazing things, day in and day out, under the most amazing stresses. You’re making such a difference in the lives of so many young people. You are important. You are needed. You are fantastic. Keep up the great work!

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“So, let me get this straight - you’re letting them sing indoors and outdoors at sporting events, but only outdoors in choirs? Dude”.

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Removing music from a school causes more problems than it solves, and has the complete opposite effect to that which is intended. Don’t take music out of our schools - pour it in them!

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Cutting music saves nothing. Cutting music improves nothing. Cutting music achieves nothing. Stop removing music from our schools.

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1 year

Some young people need the stage to shine. Some need a musical instrument to express themselves. Some need music ensembles to form much needed friendships. Some need music to cope with the many challenges of life. It’s so important that we have Music Education in our schools.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

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One of the greatest lies ever told to people is - “You can’t sing”. This is absolutely wrong and the negative impact it can have on a lifetime is criminal. The reality is you can sing, you should sing, and the person who told you otherwise is categorically wrong. How dare they.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

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1 year

People sing in choirs in their droves because of how it makes them feel. People play in bands and orchestras in their droves because of how it makes them feel. Music ensembles help people to feel good together, make lifelong friendships, and have the most amazing time together.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

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1 year

We need Music Education for the next generation of professional musicians. We need it for the next generation of amateur musicians. We need it for the next generation of audience members. We need it for our health and wellbeing. We need Music Education because we all need music.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

4 years

Music Teachers teach more than music.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

1 year

Decades of lessons. Decades of sacrifice. Decades of setbacks. Decades of hard work. Decades of doubt. Decades of dreams. Decades of mastering their craft. Decades of preparing to make the magical appear effortless. Great music takes an inconceivably large amount of great work.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

4 years

“All kids have tremendous talents, and we squander them, pretty ruthlessly” - Sir Ken Robinson

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

1 year

Babies love music. Toddlers love music. Children love music. Adolescents love music. Teenagers love music. Young adults love music. Adults love music. The elderly love music. From the very beginning to the very end, music is there accompanying our lives. How wonderful it is.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

1 year

Someone is alive today because of Music Education. Someone is successful today because of Music Education. Someone is comforted today because of Music Education. Someone is surrounded by friends today because of Music Education. Life is made better because of Music Education.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

2 years

You know what made my education worthwhile? Music. It made me want to go to school, it made me want to stay in school, and it opened my eyes to what I could achieve at school. More importantly, it made me feel comfortable in school, and in myself. Music made it all worthwhile.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

2 years

Playing in a band or singing in a choir is so much more than meets the eye. Yes, the music is beautiful, but it's everything else that makes music ensembles so life-changing. The friendships, the laughter, the camaraderie, absolutely everything. Music ensembles are priceless.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

8 months

Music in every primary school. Music in every secondary school. Music teachers in every primary school. Music teachers in every secondary school. Music ensembles in every primary school. Music ensembles in every secondary school. What a difference this would make to education.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

1 year

Music Education is important. Music Education is important. Music Education is important. Music Education is important. Music Education is important. Music Education is important. Music Education is important. Music Education is important. Music Education is important.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

11 months

Music = Important Music Lessons = Important Music Teachers = Important Music Education = Important Music Ensembles = Important Music Rehearsals = Important Music Department = Important Music Performances = Important Music in our schools is so important and so needed.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

4 years

If you’ve ever learnt to play an instrument, you know. If you’ve ever performed in a concert, you know. If you’ve ever gone on a tour or camp, you know. If you’ve ever had a jam at lunchtime, you know. If you’ve ever had a quality Music Ed, you know. You know it’s priceless.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

4 years

Why do pupils tend to gravitate towards the Music Department before, during, & after school? It’s their physical, mental, & emotional safe space. Music helps them connect with others, & express themselves to/with others in such a unique way. Music nurtures health and well-being.

@MusicEdUK

MUSIC:ED - international membership network

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UK Music calls on government to recognise impact of music on wellbeing @UK_Music @NordoffRobbins1

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

2 years

I love how music reveals another side to children. The child who struggles to focus, yet does in music. The child who rarely talks, yet sings at the top of their lungs in music. The child who lacks confidence, yet performs with gusto in music. Music shines a light on their best.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

7 months

People never forget being in a band. People never forget being in a choir. People never forget being in an orchestra. You never forget the music, friendships, feelings, concerts, laughter, emotion, or the sense of belonging. There’s nothing like making music with other people.

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Vaughan Fleischfresser

@VFleischfresser

2 years

Schools don’t need to pursue the latest fad, they just need to invest in Music Education.

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