Letters to the Editor

A vote for music

Editor, the Journal,

Music education changed my life.

Hood Canal School has no space for a music program. The current bond proposal will provide that space.

I went through eight years of basic education in a school without music education.

I missed out on:

■ Learning that music is math-intervals like thirds and fifths to make harmony; scales and note values and rhythms.

■ The joy of making music; feeling the rhythms and vibrations in my body; moving with the music and joining others to make a beautiful noise.

■ The discipline of being part of a group; blending our voices and m...