"Why Music?" Pop/Country PSAs

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Length: 32:53

31 60-second PSAs by well-known pop and country artists. Read the full description.

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Whymusic_small Why Music? is a series of radio public service announcements produced twice annually by MENC to coincide with Music In Our Schools Month in March and with the traditional beginning of school in late August. The series features top country, pop, jazz, and classical artists talking about the value of music education. Track listing: 01CaroleKing.mp2 02IndigoGirls.mp2 03FaithHill.mp2 04GloriaEstefan.mp2 05RogerMcGuinn.mp2 06ShawnColvin.mp2 07AlisonKrauss.mp2 08IsaacHayes.mp2 09JohnPrine.mp2 10MaryChapinCarpenter.mp2 11FaithHill.mp2 12BoyzIIMen.mp2 13PeterYarrow.mp2 14VanessaWilliams.mp2 15DariusRucker.mp2 16HueyLewis.mp2 17TheNields.mp2 18PeterYarrow.mp2 19DaveKoz.mp2 20RobertCray.mp2 21PattieAustin.mp2 22DickClark.mp2 23VanessaWilliams.mp2 24RogerMcGuinn.mp2 25MichaelBolton.mp2 26GloriaEstefan.mp2 27MaryTravers.mp2 28KennyRogers.mp2 29TheBombSquad.mp2 30GloriaEstefan.mp2 31RichardThompson.mp2

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"Why Music?" Country PSAs (32:49)
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31 60-second PSAs by well-known country artists.

"Why Music?" Classical/Jazz PSAs (18:23)
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17 60-second PSAs by well-known classical and jazz musicians promoting "Music In Our Schools" month (march).

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Why Music? is a series of radio public service announcements produced twice annually by MENC to coincide with Music In Our Schools Month in March and with the traditional beginning of school in late August. The series features top country, pop, jazz, and classical artists talking about the value of music education. Track listing: 01CaroleKing.mp2 02IndigoGirls.mp2 03FaithHill.mp2 04GloriaEstefan.mp2 05RogerMcGuinn.mp2 06ShawnColvin.mp2 07AlisonKrauss.mp2 08IsaacHayes.mp2 09JohnPrine.mp2 10MaryChapinCarpenter.mp2 11FaithHill.mp2 12BoyzIIMen.mp2 13PeterYarrow.mp2 14VanessaWilliams.mp2 15DariusRucker.mp2 16HueyLewis.mp2 17TheNields.mp2 18PeterYarrow.mp2 19DaveKoz.mp2 20RobertCray.mp2 21PattieAustin.mp2 22DickClark.mp2 23VanessaWilliams.mp2 24RogerMcGuinn.mp2 25MichaelBolton.mp2 26GloriaEstefan.mp2 27MaryTravers.mp2 28KennyRogers.mp2 29TheBombSquad.mp2 30GloriaEstefan.mp2 31RichardThompson.mp2

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Hello there, I'm Nerissa Nields. Kids have a lot on their plates these days. It can be hard, as parents, to stop and think about how something like learning music now can help them in the future. Music helps kids because it's a performing art, and children need to learn to perform well to succeed in society. Getting an 85% on a math test is pretty good - but hitting 85% of the right notes during a concert isn't good enough for most music students, or their teachers! A special kind of practice and preparation goes into the discipline of performing music. And it helps kids perform better in all areas of their lives.

How can we help our kids prepare for the future? Hi, I'm Robert Cray. I don't have to tell you that children face pretty tough challenges these days. It can be hard to keep them involved in their schoolwork. We adults need to make sure our kids find something in...
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