Music, Music, Music

By now everyone knows about my passion for music. So it stands to reason that if I had $1 million to give away, then music would play a part in it.

Hardly a day goes by that there is not some item in th the news about funding being cut for arts and music programs. People love going to the theatre and concerts but are quick to take away the funding that would train the people needed to put on such events.

Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award winning entertainer Barry Manilow has a fund – the Manilow Music Project – where he provides musical instruments to schools whenever in the city where he performs while on tour; including a grand piano.

This is a very worthwhile cause and one that I would be happy to contribute to if I had the money.

People love going to concerts to see their favourite music stars; but where do they think these people learned their craft? True some artists are self-taught, but many have spent thousands of hours with instructors – private and in groups – including the school band.

Musical theater programs is something else that needs some extra funding. Such programs are how the future stars of Broadway are formed. While recently productions on Broadway have seen an influx of Hollywood stars; a majority of the best on Broadway “came up through the ranks” and learned their craft in musical theater.

A million dollars is a lot of money and I am sure there would be some left over to help out elsewhere.

Doctors are only now discovering something many of us have known for quite sometime – Music is the best drug in the world – it isn’t bad for you, and best of all it’s free!

Music can be very helpful in a number of ways in the medical field. There have been programs popping up all around for people with memory difficulties where music has helped them.

Perhaps with some research, many more uses for music could be found to help other medical issues.