Why Teach Music? | Back to Blogging in 2013

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Welcome back Malibu Surfers! I'll be back to blogging this year, and I look forward to the great musical performances and experiences we'll have in 2013! Look for more information about Chorus and Orchestra coming soon...

If you happen to find a broken link to any videos or websites here at www.surfersmusic46.com, let me know right away and I'll go to work fixin'. By the way, the singing horses are back in the links section above!

For all our listeners/viewers, this video I'll share carries a VERY important message. Let it also inform the viewers/readers about how I often work in class, and why...

"Music is worth teaching for it's own sake
It is worth teaching because it is good
It is worth teaching because it is unique
It is worth teaching because it empowers children spectacularly"


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