Music with Parental Involvement is Better Music

Family playing instruments and singing 
together in living room.

Family involvement promotes social, academic, physical, and emotional growth in a child.  Family involvement also is one of the most important things to have in a music classroom. In an article posted by the National Association for Music Education, it says that family engagement with music is good for anytime or on-the-go learning and creating a community. By sharing the students ideas, songs, recordings, etc. with their parents that engaged the families more into actively participating and collaborating with the class and the music instructor. The family can also form better bond with listening to music they all like in the car, when they're cleaning the house, etc.

Fortunately, I have a lot of experience when it comes to my family being involved in what I am doing in music. At my high school, my choir put together a Choral Booster Club (CBC). This club elected a president, vice president, treasurer, and a secretary that were parents elected by parents to enhance our program. Doing this made our choir so much stronger, and allowed the parents to be more involved. One year my mom was the president so I was able to see first hand what she had to do. For our performances, the CBC would put together the tickets, snacks, etc. for the audience, and put together meals for us before our performances. I also have a musical family in general. My dad and his whole side of the family has sang and played instruments for as long as I can remember. Even though my mom's side of the family hasn't had that much musical background, they still sing and are involved at church. I wouldn't be the musician I am today without my family, and their involvement in my future career.