Music Education
Music Education is an important role in the early foundation of children. A music magazine called “The Instrumentalist” did a study showing children who studied music had higher grades on standardize test. Too many times with today’s crisis of funding music education is the first to go. This needs to stop. Music education is vital in children’s lives. Music gives children a sense of security, teaches children courtesy and most important teaches children patience.
According to, Ideas and Styles in the Western Musical Tradition has music being around since early primitive man. It was their way of communicating. It is amazing to think that before language was established, before structures were built, and even before history was being written; music was around. Music was being performed in the caves and woods of prehistoric world. From early primitive man on to the likes of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven music was important in their life. These three men are most noted for music and these men are the people that most non-music (people who do not study music) know, but there is a whole other world of music out there waiting to be tapped into but when schools cut programs it seems that first to go is music.
Why are music/art humanities the first to go? It is because no one stands up and fights for the program. In smaller school districts music programs does not strive as well as basketball, or football does. Children are not interested in the idea of playing music over playing a sport. Also in those school districts they look at the monetary value of each program, and when it gets down to it the athletic program brings money in and music does not, because music programs will not charge admittance into their concerts. I don’t believe, however, that the school districts should look at the monetary value of any program. When it gets down to it, what program does bring in money for the school? Does the English, or Math program bring money in? NO!
The effects of a cut music program is damaging to any school. A Child who found security and a place that wanted and needed them no longer exist. Their life is forever changed. That music geek will no longer be allowed to communicate in that primitive way. The child’s test scores will began to falter, and their overall happiness will fail. I feel that a school should do everything in their power to keep children well motivated when it comes to education. Many times children are more motivated when they are involved in music. “No child left behind,” should be the motto of every school, and the school should realize that cutting music programs really leaves the children behind.
Music education is a program that everyone should fight for. Instead of fight for the basketball team, we the team size is no larger than 15, how about directing your energy towards the music program where the class size can range from any where from 25 students to 500. If test scores show that the child who had music education has a higher score why should there even be a debate over the music program? Cutting music programs should and must stop. Keeping one child away from the joys of making music it like killing that child. I know that it would have killed me if I did not have that safe band room, and band teacher in my not so safe life.
