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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

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