HS Band Benefits & Requirements '13-'14.pdf - NCSBands
HS Band Benefits & Requirements '13-'14.pdf - NCSBands
HS Band Benefits & Requirements '13-'14.pdf - NCSBands
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(BENEFITS p. 2)<br />
While the following benefits/goals are listed on the valleymusicthearpy.com<br />
website, they also apply each child to the extent they participate.<br />
Physical<br />
Improved motor functioning skills (movement, range of motion,<br />
coordination, muscle control, strength, flexibility, agility, eyehand<br />
coordination, ear-hand coordination, perceptual motor<br />
functioning, balance, locomotion, laterality, and directionality, etc.)<br />
Improved sensory functioning (auditory, visual, tactile, kinesthetic)<br />
Improved general stamina and endurance (muscle tone, breath capacity)<br />
Improved physical speech skills (articulation, fluency, pitch, inflection)<br />
Improved life skills<br />
Psychological<br />
Increased emotional awareness<br />
Increased and improve appropriate emotional expression<br />
Increased relaxation and stress reduction<br />
Enhanced awareness of self and environment<br />
Increased volition and motivation<br />
Decreased inappropriate behaviors<br />
Increased impulse control<br />
Improved decision making skills<br />
Improved conflict resolution skills<br />
Improved self-direction and independence<br />
Provided sense of accomplishment<br />
Fostered creativity and imagination<br />
Cognitive<br />
Increased attention span/attention to task<br />
Increased alertness<br />
Improved cognitive skills (learning, perception, recognition, discrimination,<br />
categorization, memory, behavior, impulse control)<br />
Improved communication (receptive and expressive language skills)<br />
Improved environmental awareness<br />
Increased sensory stimulation/integration experiences<br />
Increased aesthetic awareness