What makes school music programs so important?

Answer 1

school music programs enhance intellectual development and enrich the academic environment for students of all ages;

students who participate in school music programs are less likely to be involved with drugs, gangs, or alcohol and have better attendance in school;

the skills gained through sequential music instruction, including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve problems, communicate, and work cooperatively, are vital for success in the 21st century workplace;

Answer 2

(sorry for the spelling, spellcheck is not working, and I know I am prone to typos)
There are many reasons school music programs are important.
1. Music is mathematics. Simple and true, if you can teach a child in first grade to read music and differentiate between half and quarter notes, to keep a certain rhythym and to differentiate between the notes then you are teaching the child the basics of more complex mathematics -- from fractions, to patterns, and so forth.
2. Music is culture. Much about a culture can be learned from thier music. So, in this sense, music appreciation classes help children understand cultural diversity and can help foster an interest in social interest. Music is also timely, so songs can show the political and economical climate of the time. Compare the music of Woody Guthrie to the music of Springsteen in the 80s, and then think about the trust people had in the government in both those times. Think of how the music of the 60s was revolutionary at the same time a cultural revolution was going on.
3. Multiple intelligences - there are varying types of intelligences -- such as mathematical, linguistic, and musical. If you only teach the children who have intelligences in the lingusitc field then you are losing many of the other children's interest.
4. Differeing learning styles -- just as there are multiple intelligences there are a variety of learning styles, and music can actually stimulate the brains of certain children, and thus help them in other subject matters.
5. Memorization -- especially in yoonger grades, music helps children with memorization, so certain facts can be put into a fun song, and the child will learn the song, and thus better memorize the material.
6. Creativity -- music helps with creativity and imagination and will encourage a lifetime of creative thinking and problem solving.
7. Enjoyment -- lets face it music is fun, and we all enjoy it, so a music class is a fun class that gives the children a break from the academic classes.
8. Creating well rounded individuals -- we want children who are well rounded and are able to have a variety of interests. To ensure this we cannot just teach the academic subjects, we need to expose children to the arts, and music is part of the arts.

What makes school music programs so important is a good question. We also must consider, though, why administrators and school boards are constantly cutting the funding for arts programs when so much pedagogical research shows how the arts help students with the academics.

Answer 3

One of the key things we are learning after Hurricane Katrina is the importance of music and musicians to the cultural fabric of New Orleans. It will be a challenge to regain that vitality when there's a risk that much of the population of artists may not return. Part of what makes a world class city (like New Orleans) and really even an entire country's culture is its musicians, composers, symphonies, and even rock bands and pop stars. From the bottom up, at least one music teacher, and in most cases a school music program has touched these peoples' lives and set them on a path that helps to enrich ours as well...

Answer 4

School music programs are so important because everyone listens to music, it can bring people together. It is also important because it makes the student learn in different ways. Writing music, playing an instrument, playing for an audience. It sure brings a boost to your self esteem when you know that you made the people listening to your music,smile. When I was 9 years of age I had to sing for 200 people and when I was done, I felt like I touched everyone in that room. I was famous for a day!

Answer 5

I feel music is an important part of education, myself, am not musically inclined, but I beleive it teches a sense of culture, and lets students express who they are through music. If schools didn't offer music programs, who knows where else kids could go to learn. This also gives children opportunities that perhaps they didn't think was available, it may open a lot of doors in the future.

Answer 6

I believe that it is NOT school music programs themselves that are that important... it is the people that organize and run them that are far more important. A music program in itself does not necessarily mean it will be an important or good one (I had plenty of music teachers that would rather have been at home listening to Jazz or Classical, than teaching me about rock & roll) but... when a music program is helmed by a person that has a genuine love of music... then, the program will become important... as it was for me later in school.

Thanks Mr. Gianni Owen (my English Teacher/music program instructor who taught me how to ROCK & ROLL!!!)

Answer 7

Music-in-Schools programs are critically important to students for a number of reasons:

Music education helps young minds to develop creativity and expression of emotions.

Studies show that early music training can enhance a child's ability to reason and think critically, that children exposed to music at a young age learns better in other subjects, and that children trained in music score significantly higher on reading tests than those who were not.

Participation in school-based music programs gives youths an activity that not only keeps them off the streets, but gives them self esteem and a camaraderie with their fellow musicians that they wouldn't necessarily find elsewhere.

Answer 8

School music programs are a neccesity. For some students they will never have access to learning music if it were not for the school programs as private lessons are a luxury a lot of parents cannot afford.
The band programs teach cooperation and discipline and give children a better outlook on life

Answer 9

I think the School music is veryyyyyy important because it expands the minds and souls of our new people. Music is the universal language and is so intertwined into our daily lives that it makes it critical for our learning centers use the medium. I personally did NOT have a music program in my school and I being a musician suffered because of it. I had to start late in life to create my own sounds in music. I hope that NO other children have to do the same.

Answer 10

Music is many different things to many different people. I think that's why it's important for schools to offer a variety of musical programs to expand our childrens minds, enrich their lives and soothe their souls. Many bitter pescimists out there may claim music is nothing to them; but I am almost certain that when they were babies they made music long before they talked or walked! In kindergarten, I bet most children are drawn more often than not, to the musical instruments than to the regular toys they see at home every day. And in middle school, there are always students that feel they are most comftorable as the typical 'band geek' (for lack of a better description!) And no one can deny when they were in high school they turned to music to get them through that awful first heart ache, boys usually creating music; girls listening to it! So I think the importance of music programs in schools is shown throughout the natural course of our gradual journey from our youth to our adulthood.

Answer 11

School Music programs are important because they give young people and opportunity to aquire a well-rounded education, as well as anopportunity to develop talent, skills, self discipline and problem solving skills. This opportunity when offered through schools make this opportunity available to all students regardless of their financial situation. Concerts by the school band can be used for fundraising to help defray costs. And their are many musicians in the business involved in assisting with funding such programs.