Measure Growth During American War History And Musicality While Learning Repertoire From Various War Periods

The audition requires young musicians to prepare a solo piece, scales, orchestral excerpts, and to sight read a piece of music at the time of the audition. After auditioning, it will be determined by the conductor of the specific group whether or not one’s skill level meets the level of the group. The Memphis Youth Symphony offers a myriad of opportunities throughout the season for young musicians to connect and highlight their talent as a whole. There are four annual concerts along with several other events that allow students to acclimate into the community, while also enjoying a valuable learning experience. The Memphis Youth Symphony is a large discourse community with over 200 students from schools all across the tri-state area—I set out to conduct pertinent research to efficiently support my analysis of The Memphis Youth Symphony discourse community.

Perhaps the most tangible benefit of music education for students is the increase in their performance in the classroom. People often say, “Music makes you smarter,” but where is the evidence? As South Dakota State University’s Professor Kevin Kessler eloquently stated via email, “How were you

Elementary schools and high schools across the U.S. have lately suffered from financial strain. Because of this, budget cuts have to be made and music programs often suffer before sports and academics. Although some people believe that music is not a key component in preparing for employment and higher education, yet several others express otherwise, who say music has been shown to stimulate other parts of a student’s mind that can help them excel. Statistics have shown that the correlation between music class and other academia is not only positive for students, but also can improve future scholastic abilities, and thus should not be cut from schools. Through the evaluation of various sources

* “when you speak with great educators, and look behind the test scores, the lessons learned in studying music, learning to play an instrument, playing in a band, learning to read music, all provide a richness to a child's education that will last a lifetime,” (par 1).

Silence. This is what many people would hear if they walked into just one of the many music halls in a school whom has cut their music program. Many schools across the nation are suffering from severe budget cuts, and sadly music is far too often the first on the list to go. Music in the American public school system is often a way for students to express themselves and develop a sense of pride and devotion by being a musician. Yet, music education has been proven to improve young students’ cognitive capabilities, music programs are still being cut from the curriculum in schools across the nation. Funding, nation testing standards, availability, and participation are major factors whether a program may or may not stay in American classrooms, which demonstrates America’s destructive need for results from students to be tangible at the expense of the enjoyment of students.

Across the United States many elementary school music classrooms are filled with simple and popular tunes such as Hot Cross Buns and The Ode to Joy, played on the recorder, while high school students may be playing collegiate or professional pieces of music such as Armenian Dances and Carmen Suites. I have been very fortunate to have gone on the journey of progressing through different music education programs within Fairfax County Public Schools. If I was never exposed to music while in elementary school I might not have ever found one of my greatest passions or been able to create such fond and unforgettable memories. While music education programs across the country appear large and strong, many schools are beginning to experience budget reductions. As a result, music is often the very first component of a school 's curriculum or programs to be cut or significantly reduced, but I believe this is not the right course of action. It is important to preserve and promote music education in public schools because of the proven cognitive, character,and academic benefits for students.

America has a great history from the beginning. It began with the migration of people from Europe. They colonized the states and began life there. They eventually fought for their freedom and now are the United States of America. Within this history is another profound history, which is the history of music education in America. Music education has changed and grown dramatically from century to century from the 18th century to present times. Each century show a great moment and growth in the history of music education. This paper will show how music education has grown from the 18th century.

Question 1: Can students demonstrate music growth through naming letter names of notes written on the staff with treble and bass clefs from F2 to G5? The growth will be measured with the instrument entitled Grand Staff. (See Appendix A)

Assessment and grading of students are two of the most controversial and debated topics within music education. Where as in most classes this will be a simple and straightforward process of checking the student’s work to the answer key, or assessing their progress through their test scores, music educators, especially in elementary music education, sometimes struggle with these two essential elements of any classroom. The obstacles that make this process difficult include: limited time, a great volume of students, and restrictive ambiguous grading criteria on the part of the school district as a whole. Many music teachers debate

Music is delightful sounds that lead us to experience good feelings, which make others think more about the meaning of the lyrics. During the war, many soldiers went to fight for their country and families. They want to feel proud of themselves and make their country proud. Some of them lost their lives trying to save others, and others went back home with mental problems that they faced after the war and hard time they had. The wars that happened over time were very hard for the citizens, such as families who lost someone from their family, soldiers who lost their lives, and countries that lost many things such as lands and some sources. During

For this study I expect the participation of at least 30 volunteers within the ages of 45-50 years (men and women) which are on-line students at graduate level at Southern New Hampshire University enrolled in a Research Methods course. Participants must not have any previous training in any musical instrument. This particular characteristic would be required for the reason that it has been found that people with such training could excel in the variable that is expected to be measured (recall). Participants will not receive compensation for their participation.

Gerald Ford said, “Music education opens doors that help children pass from school into the world around them a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human involvement. The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music.” Music can do much more than just affect the morals of young adolescents. It has often been debated whether the benefits of music in school are significant enough to encourage continued participation in music during high school. Through years of research, professionals have consistently proven the scholastic benefits of engaging in music, as well as the cognitive development benefits. In this paper I will discuss the correlation between participating in music courses in high school and the neural and scholastic benefits to students. I will also be discussing how bolstering the Hawaii public schools fine arts programs is essential to bettering education on the islands.

Although many, one positive way music education is beneficial to students is that it has a large impact on brain stem growth. With the incorporation of music in a student’s daily life, the brain stem’s responses become more robust (Brown). Therefore, the amount of brain stem growth correlates with recent musical training. As stated by Brown, an adjunct professor at the University of Baltimore, “student’s that are involved with a large amount of music will see more gains in brain stem growth”. Furthermore, the neural changes that occur in students as adolescents stay with them into adulthood (“Music Matters”). This allows students to be more prepared once they go into the workforce as adults. Along with the brain stem’s responses being more robust, it’s sensitivity to sound increases (“The Benefits” 1). This is abundantly evident from early on, as mother’s sing to their infants to facilitate brain stimulation and development. Enrichment through music, starting at a young age, seems to improve individuals speech sound development and use of more advanced vocabulary. Adolescents’ language also improves with the use of music in a student’s academics (Miller 46). Luehrisen

Achievement in band is often judged by the band’s performance at concerts. Concerts are typically considered the culminating event of the class. Students, parents, and teachers alike judge the quality of learning by the quality of performance. The spring concert is compared to the winter concert to show how much the ensemble has improved throughout the school year and therefore how much learning has taken place (Barden, 2009). Douglas Orzolek, a music education expert in the state of Minnesota, attended a state school board conference and asked a group of volunteers how they assessed their school music programs. The answers he received included, “No complaints or letters from parents or students, ‘good’ concerts, ‘good’ trips, a strong pep band for games, trophies and awards, and good numbers” (Orzolek, 2006 para. 6).

Today, school districts have been devaluing the importance of music. School districts are forced to cut spending on music education and replace it with other important classes, such as physical education. Music classes were the first to be cut because given a small to budget elementary schools, school officials have seen that music classes were unnecessary to education and believe that it has no benefit. I disagree with this statement because I believe it is crucial to have music education at a young age. Luckily, when I was in elementary school, there was still music education and has influenced me to become a musician because music has helped me with school and work. Having music education allows a child’s brain to develop a fully active brain, since music functions the creative side of the brain. However, studies have shown that music has helped with the left side of the brain as well, allowing students to build thinking skills and raise test scores such as the SAT.