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To: Nicola McDowell and Lesley Brown at East Lothian Council
Save East Lothian music tuition in schools
Please reconsider the existing and proposed cuts to the music service provision in East Lothian Schools. The young people and their education are going to suffer due to the restrictions these cuts will impose on existing and future musicians in our area.
Why is this important?
Please help us to show the council that music is so much more important than the they are giving it credit for. It is vital for our young people’s growth! It is a way for young people to engage with each other, it is so inclusive and people of all abilities can interact together; music is proven to have benefits to mental health, in particular stress and anxiety, in addition to this can give young people the ability to express their creativity and develop a great sense of worth and self esteem. Research shows that pupils who learn music perform better in many subjects and have a greater ability in problems solving and mathematics. Music helps young people to work collaboratively, cooperatively in smaller and larger groups. All of these points show that music helps our children to become healthier, well rounded, contributing members of society. Surely that’s what the government and our council want for our young people?
