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From commercial jingles to the symphonies of Beethoven, music comes in many forms. We hear music everyday. Some people call music the universal language. ... With music being a part of many people’s lives, one would think that music should be a part of everyone’s schooling. No one goes through life without being affected by music. I believe that music should be a part of everyone’s education. Most people say that music (or the arts as a whole) are not worth it. ... I think music can help enrich other academic areas and improve people’s lives.
Music can help people communicate and express their emotions. ...
As much as music can emit emotions, music can also change emotions. ... Without music I would be in an angry mood and be driving. ... Road rage could be eliminated if people listen to calming music before and while they are driving.
Beside road rage, music can calm down students. ... Investigators found out that "when classical music was played, the noise level dropped. ... The decrease in noise while popular music played was. ... Without the music, disruptive behaviors happened one per minute; with music the disruptive behaviors happened one every three minutes (Chalmers, Olson, and Zurkowsri). ... They believe that while the students were quieter, the teachers were also more relaxed with the music on. ...
Music can also help people remember. ...
Music is also a great way to learn ideas. ... Music can help connect the neurons together. ... research has shown that young children who participated in a music training program increased their spatial intelligence by almost 50 percent compared with children who participated in non-musical activities; they experienced about a 6 percent increase."
How can parents and teachers help a child with music? ... Turner, an early childhood music specialist, said, "Through play, children accomplish three things: (1) they actively construct knowledge about their world; (2) they develop, understand, and refine their social skills; and (3) they continue to develop their emotional, affective selves--self-concept, self-regulation, self-efficacy, and so forth." "Music play consists of activities that allow children to explore, improvise and create with sound," Danette Littleton wrote in her Ph. ... Now that we know what music play is, how do get children to take part of it? ... Tarnowski, a professor of music education at University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. ... " Furthermore, music can let a child express their feelings as well as dealing with them. Music can offer a "positive experiences that allow the child to build self-esteem while taking risks" (Tarnowski).
I have discussed how music can help people but what about music organizations, like band and choir? ... I know from personal experience that being in a music ensemble can teach more than just music. ... That Catholic school’s definition of a music program was nuns teaching church hymns. Band was not even considered a music class by the school; it was something extra to do like basketball and cheerleading. ... Now at her graduation, she was the only one in her class getting a full ride scholarship because her band director helped her get a music scholarship; she was going to study music and become a band director one day.
Approximate Word count = 2623
Approximate Pages = 10.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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