Music Advocacy

In January 2020, Eugene Symphony established the Music Education Pathways/Advocacy Subcommittee to:

Ensure music education advocacy is a role for everyone in the orchestra family: Board members, musicians, staff, volunteers, and audiences.
Advocate for policies which ensure that in-school music educator positions are a consistent and high priority across area school districts, which are filled by qualified music educators, so as to demonstrably improve equitable access to high-quality music education for all students, and particularly in low-income and underfunded schools.
Proactively form sustainable advocacy relationships with school partners, policy leaders, and community stakeholders to secure the success of every child’s music education.
Participate in forums where local, state, and national education policies are determined by listening to community needs and communicating the benefits of systemic K-12 music education.

(Source: League of American Orchestra’s Statement of Common Cause: Orchestras Support In-School Music Education)

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Please refer to the following studies for more information on MUSIC EDUCATION BENEFITS:

Band enrollment and high school graduation rates (Warnet, 2019). Read study
A 2-year longitudinal study of 643 elementary and high school students found that in-school arts participation were predictors of positive academic outcomes (Martin et al., 2013). Read study
The arts and achievement in at-risk youth: findings from four longitudinal studies (Catterall, 2012). Read study
Music education, academic achievement, and executive functions (Holochwost et al., 2017). Read study