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Our Research

By sharing studies and cases on the positive effects of music and art, we hope to gain interest within our community.

Math and Reading Skills

Learning to play an instrument has helped children develop team skills, discipline and hand-eye-mind coordination

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Music targets one specific area of the brain to stimulate the use of spatial-temporal reasoning, which is useful in mathematical thinking.

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Social Skills

Music allows you to strengthen social bonds

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"We see that students who participate in a school music program have more social-emotional skills like grit, perseverance, and teamwork. Music can prove to be an important part of the school day to help students express themselves and work through feelings of stress and anxiety."

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Our Mission

    Westford Public Schools Visual and Performing Arts education engages every child as a life-long learner through examination, interpretation, and performance. Students analyze and create all of the emotional, cultural, logical, symbolic, intuitive and physical aspects embodied in the arts to understand and share its beauty with their communities.

    Participate - Imagine - Create - Connect

    Westford VPA

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