PRINTER'S NO. 2782
No. 492 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BISHOP, DiGIROLAMO, ROEBUCK, FAIRCHILD, PARKER,
THOMAS, BAKER, BOYD, BRENNAN, CRUZ, EVERETT, FABRIZIO,
FRANKEL, GEORGE, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HERSHEY, HESS,
HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KULA, LONGIETTI, MANTZ,
MARSHALL, MENSCH, MILNE, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MYERS, O'NEILL,
PASHINSKI, PETRI, PHILLIPS, RAPP, READSHAW, ROSS, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI,
YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND, McGEEHAN AND REICHLEY, OCTOBER 30, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 30, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the broad benefits of music education in the schools
2 of this Commonwealth.
3 WHEREAS, According to the National Association for Music
4 Education, every child requires music education; and
5 WHEREAS, Music study and performance enriches the social,
6 developmental and cultural experiences of all students for whom
7 school music programs with qualified teachers are available; and
8 WHEREAS, Students in high-quality school music programs score
9 higher on standardized tests, regardless of the socioeconomic
10 status of their school or school district; and
11 WHEREAS, Children with music training have significantly
12 better verbal memory than other students; and
13 WHEREAS, Secondary students participating in band or
14 orchestra are less likely than other students to abuse drugs or
1 alcohol; and
2 WHEREAS, Choral singers are more likely than other students
3 to contribute to charity work as volunteers or donors; and
4 WHEREAS, The skills and discipline students acquire through
5 music study are valuable in meeting the challenges of the school
6 environment and in lifelong learning; and
7 WHEREAS, The skills and discipline students acquire through
8 music study are crucial to the productivity and competitiveness
9 of our nation's work force; and
10 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives joins the Pennsylvania
11 Music Educators Association in full support of strengthening
12 music education in our schools and communities; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
14 broad benefits of music education in the schools of this
15 Commonwealth.
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