Warner Bros. Publications Introduces Here Comes a Marching Band Fund-Raising Program.Business & Entertainment Editors/Education Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2002 Music makes a valuable contribution to the intellectual and emotional development of children. Studies conducted at leading universities across the US and throughout the world have shown that students who study music tend to do better in other subjects as well. Yet despite the benefits it offers, music is too often regarded as an unessential "frill" by school boards developing core curriculum. In an effort to raise public awareness of music's importance, Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Publications, has unveiled the Here Comes a Marching Band Noun 1. marching band - a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time band - instrumentalists not including string players Spaghetti Dinner Fund-raising Program. Under the new program, Warner Bros. Publications will underwrite the cost of holding fund-raising spaghetti dinners for high school marching band programs throughout the US. The company plans to offer the Here Comes a Marching Band Spaghetti Dinner Fund-raising Program to schools in selected cities across America in 2002. Warner Bros. Publications sponsored its first Here Comes a Marching Band Spaghetti Dinner Fund-raiser at Rancho Buena Vista High School Rancho Buena Vista High School or "RBV" is a California Distinguished School located in Vista, California. Built in 1988, Rancho Buena Vista High School, often abbreviated as RBV locally, is part of the Vista Unified School District. near San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. on Sunday, January 20, 2002. The California school was chosen for this honor because its marching band was featured in Warner Bros. Publications' innovative Here Comes a Marching Band video and MiniDVD. In March the fund-raising spaghetti dinners will take place at Madison East High School Madison East High School is one of four comprehensive four-year high schools in Madison, Wisconsin. It was established in 1922, making it the oldest high school still operating in Madison. The school mascot is "Peppy the Purgolder", an animal resembling a puma. in Madison, WI and Wichita North High School Wichita North High School is a public high school in Wichita, Kansas. Famous graduates
Produced by Warner Bros. Publications in conjunction with Power To Create, an award-winning maker of children's videos, Here Comes a Marching Band takes a creative approach toward introducing youngsters to the world of marching bands and music by showing them how the different instruments work together to create that special marching band sound. Members of the Rancho Buena Vista band appear in the video, talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to the host Drum Major Dave about the instruments in a marching band. The video also includes footage of the band performing hits like the "Theme from Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)." The goal of the new video is to stimulate interest in music education in general, and marching bands in particular, among children and parents. Study after study has shown that learning music improves a child's academic performance in other subjects. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research conducted at the University of California-Irvine, students who learned to play a musical instrument out-scored their non-musician counterparts by 27 percent on proportional math and fraction tests. Another study, done by German researcher Dr. Christo Pantev and his team found that measurable brain activity in a group of musicians was 25 percent higher than it was in a control group of non-musicians. "We're happy to support marching bands with our new fund-raising program, because we believe in promoting music education," said Fred S. Anton, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Warner Bros. Publications. "Music is a gateway to knowledge. It enriches the mind and the spirit. Giving music its proper place in educational programs will only enhance the learning experience of our children." If your school is interested in more information, contact Robyn Perlman at 954/924-9921. Warner Bros. Publications' electronic media kit, along with photos and logos, can be accessed through Business Wire at http://www.businesswire.com/emk/fl-warner-bros.shtml. |
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