Presented at the No Educator Left Behind Conference 2007

2. Music Complementing Christian Education Religious arts are evidenced by architecture, paintings, drawings, sculptures, liturgical music, costumes, symbolic artifacts, floor/wall coverings, landscaping, illustrated manuscripts, sacred literature, and dance.

3. Music as a Steward of Culture Culture is like an iceberg—about one-seventh visible. The visible part is sometimes best discernable through the lens of the literary, performing, and visual arts.

4. Music as a Channel to Self-Esteem Self-concept of at-risk students participating in an arts program increases. The arts program included music, movement, dramatics, and art.

6. Music’s Compatibility to Multiple Intelligences & Multiple Literacies Who— Student (individual) What— Bloom (taxonomy) Where— Gardner (the intelligences) How— Costa (the characteristics)

8. Music & Aesthetics Places of learning are not just physical: they are cultural, spiritual, social, and esthetic. Schooling should provide a continuity of experiences that encourages flexible thinkers to make connections.

9. Fostering Critical & Creative Thinking & Writing Skills The arts are shown to enhance higher-level thinking, enhance communications & writing skills, prove reading by remedial readers, improve attendance, and increase achievement in language & math.