Whether your child is the next Taylor Swift or more likely to sing her solos in the shower, she is bound to benefit from some form of music education. Research shows that learning the do-re-mis can help children excel in ways beyond the basic ABCs.

And that's so true in our home. After 10 years of music education at Yakima's Riverside Christian School, our daughter Lisa is now studying to be a doctor at Heritage University in Toppenish. And just like the thousands of kids who will be visiting the valley this week for the Washington Music Educators Association's annual conference, her life will be forever affected by the fact that she can read and play music. We welcome the many people to the valley this week that find music to be the gift of life.

The schedule, time and locations of the concerts:
Friday, February 12th at 3:00 PM
All State Jazz Concert - Yakima Convention Center
Saturday, February 13th at 4:15 PM
Junior All-State Instrumental Concert - Eisenhower High School
Junior All-State Choral Concert - Capitol Theatre
Sunday, February 14th at 1:00 PM
All-State Bands - Eisenhower High School
All-State Orchestras - Capitol Theatre
All-State Choirs - Yakima Convention Center

Concert tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of or at the door. Children grades eight and below are admitted free. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 509-853-2787, on the WMEA website at www.wmea.org <http://www.wmea.org> under 2016 Conference Information, or online at www.ticketswest.com/events/wmea-all-state-concerts/14702/ <http://www.ticketswest.com/events/wmea-all-state-concerts/14702/>. Tickets will be sold at the door of each concert venue, plus at the Capitol Theatre Box office starting at 11:00am on Friday for Friday's Jazz Concert at the Yakima Convention Center, and starting at 11:00am on Sunday for the three Large Group Concerts. Tickets to any of the Sunday concerts allow access to all three events that day.

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