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The Importance of Music Education
from:Music education is very important in our society and to our children and families today. There are so many different ways in which music affects our lives and our society. Do you really understand the importance of music education? Do you know why your children should be studying and learning about music? Do you understand how it can help their future?
Companies like the National Association for Music Education work hard to keep programs in public schools and other ways of teaching young people more about music. There are many different ways to motivate and enhance music education. For example, there are books that teach children how to read music and write musical notes and songs. You can also get videos, DVDs, tapes and more to help teach yourself or your child music.
The opening statement of “The Value and Quality of Arts Education: A Statement of Principles,” a document from the nation’s ten most important educational organizations, including the American Association of School Administrators, the National Education Association, the National Parent Teacher Association, and the National School Boards Association states “Every student in the nation should have an education in the arts.” This could not be truer. It’s not likely that anyone will argue the importance of this but the problem is finding the time and the funding to get music education taught properly in schools.
People need to understand just how music education helps kids in schools and how it helps them prepare for the future. There are many ways that a music education can help your child succeed. It will help them with:
* School
* Society
* Life
* Relationships
* Developing intelligence
* And more
Music is a basic part of the fabric of our society. We face it many times every day in many different ways. Children that learn to understand music and grow up with an appreciation for it will fit in well and succeed in society that is based on music. Music can also help children succeed in school. They can do well in music related classes which helps them succeed in other classes as well. Music can also be a great tutoring school. An appreciation and knowledge of music can help them boost their confidence to do well on other things.
The better people understand the benefits of a music education, the better we can strive through getting it to all school-aged children. Music can help shape the type of person your child will be, how they respond and interact with other people and things around them and shape their personalities.
Budget Cuts In Music Education News
Smaller government:Music for state GOP ears, or just rhetoric? - Orlando Sentinel
Smaller government:Music for state GOP ears, or just rhetoric? Orlando Sentinel, FL - "We just cut $180 per student from education, and we have 3.8 million Floridians without health insurance," said Sen. Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach. ... |
School District, Parents Face Tough Budget Cuts - KLAS-TV
School District, Parents Face Tough Budget Cuts KLAS-TV, NV - The cuts are mandatory. The school board needs to make up millions because of the state's huge budget shortfall. Things got heated at Chaparral High School ... |
Mt. Diablo school board adds to list of potential budget cuts - San Jose Mercury News
Mt. Diablo school board adds to list of potential budget cuts San Jose Mercury News, USA - By Theresa Harrington CONCORD — The Mt. Diablo school board on Tuesday continued compiling a list of potential budget cuts that includes music and sports ... |
Perilous possibilities: School officials ponder potential cuts in ... - Belmont Citizen-Herald
Perilous possibilities: School officials ponder potential cuts in ... Belmont Citizen-Herald, MA - The only item that is not on the drawing board for cuts is Special Education, because much of the program is state-mandated and must be funded. ... |
Anger over cuts reaches fever pitch - Las Vegas Review - Journal
Anger over cuts reaches fever pitch Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV - In one sign of public interest in possible education budget cuts, online readers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal posted more than 130 comments about ... Hundreds air concerns over district’s budget shortfall |