THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY PASHINSKI, BISHOP, BRADFORD, BRIGGS, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUNBAR, J. EVANS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEORGE, GERGELY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HARHART, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KAVULICH, KILLION, KNOWLES, KORTZ, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MANN, MARSHALL, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILNE, MIRABITO, MOUL, MUNDY, MURT, MYERS, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PARKER, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, ROEBUCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, K. SMITH, STABACK, SWANGER, THOMAS, YOUNGBLOOD, GEIST AND ELLIS, OCTOBER 3, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, OCTOBER 3, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Designating Tuesday, October 4, 2011, as "Music Education

Advocacy Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, School-based music education is important and

beneficial for students of all ages; and

WHEREAS, Music education programs enhance intellectual

development and enrich the academic environment for students of

all ages; and

WHEREAS, Music education provides students with the

opportunity to express their creativity and to develop skills

that will benefit them throughout the rest of their lives; and

WHEREAS, The skills gained through music instruction,

including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve problems,

communicate and work cooperatively, are vital for success in the

21st-century workplace; and

WHEREAS, Many students have limited access to music

education, which places them at a disadvantage compared to their

peers; and

WHEREAS, Every student in this Commonwealth should have an

opportunity to reap the benefits of music education; and

WHEREAS, Music educators in this Commonwealth are committed

to maintaining and improving school music programs for all

students regardless of their backgrounds or abilities; and

WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association seeks

not only to identify music as a core subject, but also to

recognize music education as a mandatory component of the public

education curriculum in this Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, "Music Education Advocacy Day" will allow music

teachers, concerned citizens and other advocates for music

education to create an even greater presence for music education

advocacy efforts and garner greater support for music education

in our public schools; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate

Tuesday, October 4, 2011, as "Music Education Advocacy Day" in

Pennsylvania.