In an effort to help with retention in orchestra between elementary and middle school, I created this "Music for Life" bulletin board. I was hearing from students saying that they wanted to become engineers or something else that wasn't directly music-related, so they weren't sure there was room for music classes in their middle school schedules. I want students to be able to visualize themselves as musicians--no matter what they may end up studying in college or choosing as a career--and to understand that music classes are for everyone--not just those who are planning to become professional musicians. This bulletin board showcases highly accomplished individuals who didn't necessarily go into music as a career but still had musical backgrounds (or sometimes musicians who also studied other disciplines).
The text on the bulletin board says:
Music for life! You don’t have to become a professional musician to enjoy playing music—music is part of a well-rounded education and is for everyone! Music is something you can take with you for the rest of your life :)
Check out these individuals who are well-known in their own fields and are also musicians—or are famous musicians who studied other disciplines too!
Here are the 15 individuals included (feel free to add your own):
- Neil Armstrong: Astronaut/Pianist, Baritone Horn Player
- Louis Braille: Educator, Inventor of braille/Cellist and Organist
- Charles Dickens: Author/Accordion Player
- Albert Einstein: Physicist/Pianist and Violinist
- Mahatma Gandhi: Lawyer/Concertina Player
- Art Garfunkel: Singer, Poet, and Actor/Studied architecture; degrees in Art History and Mathematics Education
- Sarah Gillis: Astronaut/Violinist
- Donald Glaser: Physicist/Violinist, Violist, and Pianist
- Madeleine L'Engle: Author/Pianist, Choir Director
- Steve Martin: Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer, Musician/Banjo Player
- Henri Matisse: Artist/Violinist
- Brian May: Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist of Queen/Doctorate in Physics and Mathematics
- Condoleezza Rice: Political Scientist, Diplomat/Pianist
- Oscar Robertson: Basketball Player/Flutist
- Fred Rogers: Television Host, Author, Producer, Minister/Pianist
- Molly Yeh: Cookbook Author, Blogger/Percussionist
Music for Life bulletin board:
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