All students at San Marcos Elementary (grades TK-5) receive a weekly music lesson by a certificated music teacher. Students receive instruction in vocal and instrumental skills,
as well as music history and theory.  

Curriculum: MusicPlay - Themes and Variations

Please visit http://musicplayonline.com for online resources and additional practice.

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Music education benefits students in:

• Developing focus and attentiveness, while reducing distractibility and impulsivity

• Enhancing working memory, strategizing, language structures, and auditory processing

• Creating a classroom of eager, alert children

• Stabilizing the emotional system, promoting self-monitoring and motivation

• Cultivating social interactive skills and regard for others while reducing aggression

• Increasing both spatial awareness and sequential thinking

• Promoting complex symbolization activities--increasing meaning, understanding, and literacy