Instrumental Music & Vocal Music:   

Sing Around Nebraska

clockwise from left: Desirea H., Mikaela C., Kyrstin B., Joseph L., Mikayla W., Kylie B., Ellie G., Sabrina R., Brittany S.

Nine fifth and sixth graders from Humphrey Public School attended the Sing Around Nebraska festival in Columbus on Saturday, February 16. The festival included students from area schools including Columbus, North Bend, Cross County, Lyons Decatur, Newman Grove, Lindsay Holy Family, and Humphrey Public. These students were auditioned at their local school based on their musicality and self-discipline. They spent the day practicing seven songs with a guest director. A concert ended the day with 156 participants. Overall, there were 12 sites across the state that participated in Sing Around Nebraska.

 The Benefits of Music

    Music contributes to the school and community.

    Music helps prepare students for a career.

    Music makes the day alive, which in turn leads to more learning.

    Music combines behaviors to promote a higher order of thinking skills.

    It provides a way to create-contributing to a higher order of thinking skills.

    Music is a way to understand our cultural heritage, as well as past and present cultures.

    Music contributes to sensitivity.

    Music education provides for perceptual motor development.

    It encourages teamwork and cohesiveness.

    Music education fosters discipline and commitment.

    It is a major source of joy and achievement.

    Music provides unique and distinct modes of learning.

    It is a predictor of life’s successes.

    It develops intelligence in other areas.

    Music provides success for some students who have difficulty with other aspects of the curriculum.

    Music helps the students realize that not every aspect of something is quantifiable.

    Music helps the students cope with the subjective.

    MUSIC IS FUN!

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