[PART FIVE of an article written by Tracey Leeman owner of Musical Innovations and a long time educator published in the School Band and Orchestra July 2011 issue]
If parents would consider music as an academic subject (rather than a co- or extra-curricular) they will give performing music classes the same priority they give to all other academic subjects. They will insist that studying music is as important as academic homework. If students practice their music lessons as they do their regular homework they will progress. Once they begin to play well, playing will be it's own reward. Because performing music requires neuromuscular and psychomotor development as well as intellect, doing daily music homework is usually necessary before a child can progress enough to "like it".
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