A Little Night Music?

My 5th grader has been running around loudly humming a number of classical melodies lately. She recites funny little poems about great classical composers and keeps referring to "A Little Night Music."  "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, is it mom?" "Can we get some Mozart on disc mom? I really love this music."

Now, the surprise for me here is that she's been playing piano for several years and hearing classical music at home, but has never, not until this year, expressed an interest in this music. And to hear her tell it, this new engagement with classical music is attributable to one, school-related, levy-related program - ELEMENTARY MUSIC.

When I think about the ways that this experience widens her perspective, it brings a great deal of satifaction to me. Classical music... Foreign Language... History... Systems (yes, a symphony is a system). This is the kind of education that results in children who are engaged in learning and exploration. Very exciting. Don't let these programs die! VOTE FOR  49!!