Martin D. Ort

610 West Elm Street

Dunmore, Pennsylvania 18512

Home 570 - 342 - 6186

Cellular 570 - 614 - 3290

mort@westelmst.com

Personal Music Education Philosophy

I believe that every person, whether or not they become a great musician, has the right to a high-quality musical education.  I believe that every individual has some musical ability and talent within, and that with the right amount of teaching, nurturing, and time, each person will be able to display that musical talent.

I also believe that all children have the ability and the right to perform the music that they learn and practice.  I believe that the children should participate in some type of concert, be it vocally or instrumentally, to allow them to show what they have accomplished.  There is no better way for a child to know their hard work is paying off, than by having members of the community at large hear and show appreciation for what the students have accomplished.

Finally, I believe that every person deserves the chance to see music not as something forced upon them, but as something that they can enjoy for years to come.  Once you take away the classroom and implant a person in society, they will only have the lessons they learned as they matured.  It is my philosophy and life’s work to make music one of those lessons they can look back on, and use to help them in every aspect of their own life.