Music, the soundtrack of mankind; an entity appreciated and recognized in every culture around the globe and a fundamental characteristic of human beings. Listening, learning to create, and understanding music has always held intrinsic value to individuals as well as society as a whole. It would be impossible to imagine a world without music regardless of personal interpretations of its significance. Music is heard and permeates almost every aspect of life; from the moment of conception, a heartbeat maintains the rhythm of life itself. Mothers sing lullabies to their unborn children, composers brighten films with colorful musical arrangements, and operas express emotions where words fall short.
First, consider the many ways in which music benefits humans, not specific to any of life’s countless responsibilities. Music provides motivation, a key component for accomplishing any task such as exercise, studying, and even the music of an alarm clock, initiating the start of another day. Creativity and self expression are two more avenues where music contributes positively to human nature. Music has the power to inspire, alleviate, and console every human emotion as well provide a successful career for performing artists. The list of positive influences music generates in the world are endless and mustn’t be taken for granted, especially when evaluating its role from an educational perspective.
Among the facets of culture that music encompasses, it is education that holds grave significance to the future of music. When considering the key components of a well-rounded education, many may argue that English, Mathematics, Science, and social studies are the core focal points of study and learning. With economic turmoil impacting fundi...
... middle of paper ...
...g the Music, Honing the Mind." Scientific American 303.5 (2010): 16. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 3 Mar. 2011.
Hodges, Donald A., and Mary Luehrsen. "The Impact of a Funded Research Program on Music Education Policy." Arts Education Policy Review 111.2 (2010): 71-78. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 3 Mar. 2011.
Huckabee, Mike. MENC Centennial Congress, Orlando, Florida. June, 2007. Web. 24 Feb. 2011
Kantrowitz, Barbara, and Connie Leslie. "Readin', writin', rhythm." Newsweek 129.15 (1997): 71. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 24 Feb. 2011.
Madsen, Nancy. "MUSIC: AT THE CORE OF EDUCATION." Illinois Music Educator 66.2 (2005): 55-56. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 5 Mar. 2011.
Perret, Peter, and Janet Fox. A Well Tempered Mind: Using Music to Help Children Listen and Learn. New York: Dana Press. (2006). Print. 24 Mar. 2011.
Sheftel, B. (2002). Music Education Curriculum in Public Schools. PageWise, Inc, Retrieved August 6, 2003
Music has been around since the very beginning of time. The human body flows in a rhythmic syncopation. Music is used to change one’s mood and to inspire those who open their minds. It has the potential to cure diseases such as Parkinson’s disease. Humans, of every culture and society, function with a type of rhythmic music. As humans, we are hard wired to respond to music (Mannes). The human brain responds to music in such a way that the brain becomes more open to new rhythms, ideas, and values. Music has the power to take over the human body. This makes it easier to overcome conflict and change the ideals of somebody while using music (The Power of Music).
In the article, “Can Music Save Your Life?,” Mark Edmundson discusses the different impact music can have on one’s life. He starts off the article with the use of rhetorical questions about how music affects one and a personal example of a song that impacted his life. Edmundson then describes how his music choices affected his attitude and moodiness with specific examples about how certain negative song choices could explain and/or justify his negative emotions or vice-versa. Later, he mentions how music can help one better understand life and it’s meaning if one would deeply listen to the music. He uses well-known philosophers and their views on music to portray how music can have both a positive and negative effect. Afterward, he transitions to some of the current impacts of music on the young adults in the 21st century.
Music evaluated as a subjects that is many times overlooked. If a school seems to have financial trouble, then music and art programs are the first to get cut. Essentially, students do not need them to succeed and they are just hobbies. This is the mindset that many school boards have towards music education.
Students enrolled in music classes and lessons have higher test scores than the students who are not enrolled in these classes. Music education has a strong impact on the success of a student in the classroom. "Music majors have the highest SAT scores in all areas" (Mickela “Music and Student Development”). Th...
Plato, a famous Greek philosopher, once stated, “I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the keys to learning.” Often times, humans can be seen possessing the inner desire to achieve greatness through hard work and dedication to an ideal. Some aspire to accomplish simple everyday goals, such as getting up in time for work. Whatever the case may be, teens often try to find ways to achieve social and academic “checkpoints” so that their future seems heartier. Over the years, studies have been conducted regarding whether or not music has an influence on these achievements. These experiments have shown that music does help with many aspects of accomplishment. Because of these studies, it is imperative that society and the human race itself understand that a music education has an impact on social and academic achievement.
By providing students with the opportunities to pursue their musical interests, schools are creating environments that foster twenty-first century skills. These skills i...
Students need to be introduced to the power that music has on people. Music allows students to find a whole new confidence when it comes to interaction with other people. Students, especially in the earlier years of education, need to be able to advance these skills in order to make sustainable relationships. These skills can be translated to skills that society uses everyday. Therefore, students must be able to have access to musical
What is music? To some, music is only that of masters like Beethoven, Debussy, and Mozart. To some it is Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, or music groups like Moby. To the jazz aficionados, anything before 1940 or after 1960 is not music at all. So to examine how music affects our minds, thoughts, and spirits, it would be helpful to examine what music is made of. What are the basic building blocks of music, and how, through organization, do they come together to make music? To any sound, there are basic elements; loudness, pitch, contour, duration (or rhythm), timbre, spacial location, tempo, and reverberation. Just as a painter arranges lines into forms, our brains organize these attributes into higher level concepts like meter, harmony, and melody. So when we listen to music, we are actually perceiving multiple dimensions or attributes.
In today’s society, people are constantly looking for new ways to have students produce more from their public education. Some argue that more funding is the answer, while others say that better learning facilities will help. Studies recently conducted show that a simple change in the curriculum will produce the outcome that people are searching for. The simple change is music education. Music education has been shown to improve general academic skills as well as social skills in children. If music classes are added to a child’s schedule, they will begin to show an increase in learning that educators are looking for. Get rid of the ideas of more funding and better facilities, all the students need is a simple music course in their everyday lives.
If one were to look back into the world’s history, one would find that an important and consistent element is the world of music. Music has presented itself in various forms throughout its spread and through our identification of its magical realm, people have been fortunate enough to come across a means of relation. Whether it is blues and reggae or rap and pop rock, there is music out there for everyone. Music can serve as a stabilizer for some, a relaxant to others, and to many a form of inspiration.
Music is one of the few things that has remained constant through the centuries this world has existed. Not only does music provide entertainment, it also has several effects linked to it. Music allows emotions of happiness and sadness to arise. From those emotions, physical effects, negative or positive, can occur. Music has a profound effect on the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical aspects of a person.
Music has been known throughout time. It can help us through everything. There are so many solutions with music to help a person go through so many situations. Music can affect many people in many different ways. Without music some people would be lost and would have no motivation. Music can provide inspiration and insight through education. Music has influence on suicides, killings and shootings, and provocative actions. It can also influence good morals, respect, allowing differences, health, and much more. Music can come in many forms and categories and music is very good for the world.
Even when children learn music they able to listen, sing, dance, create movement. Listening to music draw out emotions, and playing music can be just like communicating emotions. Some people find this a very powerful experience. “ Music enriches the lives of students and should be considered a necessary part of education.”
America has a great history from the beginning. It began with the migration of people from Europe. They colonized the states and began life there. They eventually fought for their freedom and now are the United States of America. Within this history is another profound history, which is the history of music education in America. Music education has changed and grown dramatically from century to century from the 18th century to present times. Each century show a great moment and growth in the history of music education. This paper will show how music education has grown from the 18th century.