After-school Jazz Programs

Schools today are struggling to retain students. Many students feel rejected at school. They don’t care to go to school because they are unnoticed or not needed. They do not see any purpose in being at school anyway, so they drop out.

However, this does not have to be the case. Often, after school programs can keep kids engaged in school. Music programs can help students feel they belong. It helps them learn skills which help them perform better in school and it gives them a reason to stay at school. They have connections they do not want to leave.

All of this can be accomplished in a jazz band. Jazz bands teach kids so much. They learn about history in the United States. Jazz came around in an interesting period. They will also learn about cultural diversity. Jazz is now an accessible genre to so many different cultural groups. More than that, music will teach them lifelong skills. They learn how to work diligently to improve. They learn how to study. They learn how to read and understand a page of music, which can sometimes be translated to other forms of reading.

Students gain a lot from a music group in academic areas. They also gain socially. Being in a band makes students feel they belong. They are a part of something that is bigger than them. They are contributing to make a beautiful song and they are important. Not every students feels that way in their classroom.

It is important to give students reasons to stay at school. Music could be a student’s opportunity to shine. Without this opportunity they might give up on high school altogether. The power of music to influence people should never be overestimated. It can do so much to change a life. It can connect people together.

Jazz bands are an incredible tool for students. Every school should have a jazz band if it is in any way possible. Students do learn a lot of these music lessons in an orchestra or a band, but jazz band elevates them. It brings the music into a more accessible field. It teaches the students how to connect to one another in a deeper way. The lessons learned in improvising on the instrument in front of peers and learning to play together cannot be replaced. It gives students something they can be excited about. That is irreplaceable.

By: Louisa Coan

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Louisa Coan is writing on behalf of Sax and Honey, Who are an award-winning Jazz Duo for weddings, parties and corporate events throughout the UK. They also offer Jazz band hire and Jazz bands Berkshire