Arts Should Be Taught In Schools Essay

It has been said that some people think classes such as music (choir or band), drama/theatre, and art should be required on schools. Upon hearing that people will ether agree or disagree; personally, I chose to agree with this suggestion. Reasons such as social opportunities, reasonable fair requirements, and the encouragement to acquire a new view on the arts in general are examples of key points to bring up in this view of the stance I have taken. Some say that the skills are useless that young adults are taught, but theoretically everything they learn is useless in the end. Yet, there is also the possibility that it might be a crucial trait later in life. With controversial subjects such as this, there is no room to be metaphorically on

For instance, introverts meeting new people in these classes and warming up to the possibility of widening their horizons and friend zone. In these examples of classes, it is a stressed point that on day one, no matter what, everyone is a family from that moment on. ‘Whether you are white, black, gay, straight, an immigrant, lived in one town all your life, paint your nails pink, paint your nails black, you are accepted here. I will protect you and you are safe here no matter what.’ -Opening speech on the first day of school, Mrs. Hopkins (9-12 grade choir and theatre 2-3 teacher). In these classes, people acquire a sense of vulnerability and comfort in each other’s presence, almost it is like second nature by the end of the course. Classes in the fine arts are not like a standard class; instead of sitting at a desk the whole class period and working silently for the most part, these classes are engaging whether it be with group activities or whole group exercises. To be successful in this type of class and get everything that someone can experience from them, that person has to dive in headfirst with an open mind to weird ideas and join the family

For example anyone would respect an athlete that won a gold medal in the olympics, even if his name was not that widely known as possibly Beethoven or even Leonardo Di Vinci. One can not understand the effort, time and dedication that there is to rise through the ranks of skill until they have attempted it themselves. Everyone once started out on ground zero, whether that be learning to sing ‘do re mi’s, where their hands lie on the piano to play a chord, or even how to mix red and yellow paint to get a perfect bright orange. It is never easy in the beginning, even Bach or Michelangelo hit wrong keys while playing warm-up songs, or mixed two paints that eventually ruined their painting all together. Starting to learn their trade that they managed to master almost sets people in their shoes, letting them walk their footsteps as they learn everything the masters once did. ‘Have no fear of perfection, for you will never reach it.’ -a quote from Salvador Dali, a spanish painter who stood along the likes of Leonardo Di Vinci and Michelangelo in