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.  
 

“I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.” 
–Plato

Curriculum: MusicPlay - Themes and Variations

Please visit Music Play Online for online resources and additional practice.

Student Login Code: m827878

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