The Importance of Music Education Stephanie Joyce ED201‚ Legal Issues in Education Professor James Pietrovito October 21‚ 2012 My topic paper I decided to write about will be on the importance of Music Education! A lot of schools in America these days are cutting the Fine Arts programs (art and music). I don’t think that the school systems realize that the subject of music is as important as Mathematics‚ English‚ Physics‚ American History‚ and so on. I want to prove to everyone just how
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Steps to Art Early Childhood Arts Education Initiative Fact Sheet About the Benefits of Arts Education for Children Benefits of Arts Education Source: Americans for the Arts‚ 2002 * Stimulates and develops the imagination and critical thinking‚ and refines cognitive and creative skills. * Has a tremendous impact on the developmental growth of every child and has proven to help level the "learning field" across socio-economic boundaries. * Strengthens problem-solving and critical-thinking
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activities like music‚ arts and drama in student’s timetable has caused a lot of debate. Some people argue that these subjects are not important and they should focus on computers and science. However‚ I strongly disagree with the idea of eliminating music and drama from schools. My opinion is based on several factors. I will explain two conspicuous reasons in this essay. One of the most significant reason to support the existence of creative subjects like music‚ drama and arts is freedom of choice
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the view of the principle to integrate the arts‚ as they felt appropriate (Russell-Bowie‚ 2012). After a large amount of scrutiny the arts strand was included during the second phase of the curriculum (Russell-Bowie‚ 2012; ACARA‚ 2013). Aland (1999) highlights the fact that what is assessed in the classroom is what the teacher‚ the school and the community‚ value. Within present and future classrooms it is a teacher’s responsibility to integrate the five arts subjects into the already busy curriculum
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TERM PAPER “Music is generally perceived as the most universal of all art forms.” The literal meaning of the word ’music’ according to any dictionary is: ’art of combining vocal or instrumental sounds in a harmonious or expressive way.’ But music has a meaning which is far broader than this. Music is life. Music means Self-expansion and oneness. It is an art by itself. Art‚ in any of its forms‚ is generated by a person‚ or a group of talented yet usually ordinary people‚ that express‚ willingly
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The Fine Arts is all around you on a daily basis. We’ve adapted to the musical sound all around us that sometimes we don’t realize there is a song playing. Now the term music can be defined in many different ways. Anywhere from different styles of music to different time periods of music like Jazz or Classical Rock. Art programs are able to reach students that are not normally reached and also increase better attendance and grades among the students. "In 1995‚ SAT scores for students who studied
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Strings and Dreams Cut: How Does Eliminating Music Education Affect Academic Performance? In May 2005‚ “93% of Americans [believed] that the arts are vital to providing a well-rounded education for children [and] 86% agree an arts education encourages and assists in the improvement of a child’s attitudes toward school” (Ruppert 7). Yet‚ every day there are more and more music programs being cut from school curriculums. Some schools have cut all extra-curricular activities‚ including sports‚ while
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Connections Through Arts Integration Willona M. Sloan Dwindling school resources‚ as well as pressure to meet the demands of the No Child Left Behind Act‚ have led many schools to narrow the curriculum‚ leaving behind arts instruction. But‚ through carefully designed integrated curricula‚ educators can still provide students with arts education. In the United States‚ some schools and districts have had to let go of visual art‚ music‚ dance‚ and drama instructors due to shrinking budgets. At the same
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philosophy at the Florida State University College of Music is very focused on technique and quality education. The first statement you see on the Music education page on the university website is‚ “Selection and preparation in music education at Florida State University is based upon an important yet extremely simple premise--it is‚ that every person involved as a learner ought to have the best instruction possible”. The premise of music education here is that every student should have access to a
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Philosophy of Music Education Music is a basic part of everyday life. What makes music unique is its ability to create an emotional response in a person. A music education program should develop the aesthetic experience of every student to its highest potential. Aesthetics is the study of the relationship of art to the human senses. Intelligence exists in several areas‚ which includes music. The concept of aesthetics allows us to see into ourselves‚ which in turn helps the development of
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