Non-Music Majors And Minors

In Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, The Wife of Bath is a strong woman who loudly states her opinions about the antifeminist sentiments popular at the time. Chaucer, however, frequently discredits her arguments by making them unfounded and generally compromising her character. This brings into question Chaucer's political intent with the Wife of Bath. Is he supportive of her views, or is he making a mockery of woman who challenge the patriarchal society and its restriction and mistrust of women? The Wife's comedic character, frequent misquoting of authorities, marital infidelity, and her (as well as Chaucer's) own antifeminist sentiments weaken the argument that Chaucer supported

It would be a good experience for the students and would inspire them to play local gigs and have more of an interest in jazz or classical music.

Band and Orchestra should not have a required GPA because students improve in Language Development especially for illiterate students. According to PBS.org, the website claims “Recent studies have clearly indicated that musical training physically develops the part of the left side of the brain known to be involved with processing language, and can actually wire the brain’s circuits in specific ways. “ Based on the evidence, it is evident students improve in language developing scientifically and is why there should be no required GPA to attend a Band or Orchestra class. Band and Orchestra benefit the students, academically, as musicians, and as students, and is why students should not be held back to attend Band and Orchestra because their gpa is too low, the students should have the opportunity to participate in a enjoyable and helpful class where students not only have fun, but also improve. To the superintendent's, it is evident that students should have the freedom of signing up for a band/orchestra class, to improve

The programs offered here, specifically the musical groups (whether student-run or school-run) bring students and faculty together. There are a number of faculty ensembles, student ensembles, and even mixed ensembles, both instrumental and choral, that strengthen the community of the school. The interest of the students is in the school’s best interests; there are jazz bands, classical bands, orchestras, choral groups, acapella groups, and even theatre. These ensembles are a great way to make friends, pursue your dreams and give something more to a college education here at the University of

There are quite a few different types of music that fit into the instrumental category. We have Jazz, avant grade music, ethnic music, and “art music”. Jazz and art music are the two most commonly taught forms of music in public schools today. Although these are two very important forms of music, I feel as though schools should be able to expand the genres. Not only will this widen student’s scopes to learning new styles and performance techniques, this will also peak the interest of students who previously felt ‘bored’ with the music being taught.

A Virtuous Lifestyle : Great Influences and Valuable Lessons Passed on From a Single Parent to his Children Research shows that children are more susceptible to commit crimes, fail to maintain long lasting relationships and develop depression as well as other psychological disorders as a result of bad parenting. In fact, many people grow up treating others the same way their parents treated them with reference to their parents’ values, behaviours and attitudes. Harper Lee, an American author, expressed her childhood experiences in Alabama through writing the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. In this novel, Harper Lee highlights the prevailing racist attitudes that existed in Alabama in the 1930s. Lee does this by having the parenting style of

I came to this topic after attending a session regarding music education advocacy at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Annual Conference

All student's are not the same so we should not make them do the same thing. Music is truly amazing thing to learn but a kid mite want to work more on his/her reading and or math skills. 'let kid have a choice" Adding to this they mite rather play a sport then to play a instrument. As you can see kids mite just not want to.

For many children around the world, music programs in school are not available to them. Music education is often considered an after-school activity because of a lack of time and budget cuts. For kids everywhere, having music class once a week is more common than at least 3 music classes per week, which is recommended by the National Association for Music Education (Rajan). Iowa’s very own Waukee school district doesn’t offer an orchestra program to its students, leaving them to find time outside of school to

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.

Can you imagine being told your good at something your whole life, then get to college and not be half as good as you thought you were, or maybe not good at all. Just plain BAD! Ok, I’m exaggerating. I’m being really dramatic, but that’s how I feel at least once a month for at least… never mind. In high school, it wasn’t hard for me to stand out. There was one girl that played the snare drum, one person that played classical piano, one person who competed in pageants and gave out signature cards, and one person that said the morning announcements. ME!! I had it ALL!!! All I had to do was smile, and teachers gave me what I wanted. In college, it seems everyone wants what I want. After two weeks, I called my mom crying saying, “I don’t think being a music major is for me”. I felt so stupid, as I looked at my self cry on FaceTime. (it wasn’t cute) I was struggling terribly in music theory (it’s improving, I guess) and felt way behind musically. However, my mom reminded me that I had to work for what I wanted. (something I never did before). I developed a regime where I practice and study non-stop, which works beautifully. I just don’t sleep or eat like a normal human-being, but it’s whatever. The other day, I listened to Pastor Terry Anderson (via YouTube, he lives in Texas) talk about dreams. He said that everyone has a dream that God has placed in our heart, and we must exercise those gifts/dreams to the best of OUR

Some things that are known as “common” such as, fair share, instrument rental, and even proper class scheduling don’t exist “commonly”. With the instrumental rental, most students aren’t able to afford it, which in all honesty isn’t the biggest problem. I have convinced the administration to provide instruments for all of our students. Great! One problem solved, now we should truly be able to develop our students musically. NO! I have band classes full of students in which the majority of them could really care less about being there. Why? You may ask. The answer is because the students who truly have a desire to be there and learn all musical aspects toward developing are not in the class. Where might they be? You may ask. The majority of those students are in intensive reading, writing and intensive math classes. They have very low academic achievement. Many of which who have struggles in reading and comprehending. And I am quite sure that you can guess that these students are all a part of the low socioeconomic status class. I don’t see any of my full ensembles (marching band and concert band) until after school. Which causes me to put in many extra hours to develop untrained, and inexperienced musicians. Not to mention not having a

Many people believe that the arts, specifically music programs, hold no beneficial value to students other than for an extracurricular activity. Others believe that having these programs within our schools, only takes away from instructional time. However, research has shown that music education, and exposure to music in general, provides great benefits and values to the adolescents that are involved in said programs (“Music Matters”). Participation in music programs promotes the advancement of academic scores and sets students on the path to success later in life. Furthermore, these programs, be it instrumental or vocal, provide an outlet for adolescents to express themselves and have truly lasting implications on their global development. Notwithstanding all of the pleasure and self-confidence gained through participation in music programs, music education may provide important benefits towards students’ academics by improving their concentration levels and cultivating higher order thinking skills that may increase academic achievement.

In life, the strength of a person`s ambition determines their level of effort to pursue their goals and aspirations. In the play, Macbeth, William Shakespeare utilizes this concept by incorporating it into two crucial contrasting characters. To begin the play, ambition`s importance is immediately presented when Macbeth and Banquo comprehend the mysterious prophecies in a dissimilar way. Moreover, the actions taken by both of these characters after the prophecies evidently convey who benefits from a powerful ambition. Clearly, ambition is a valuable asset for a person and it influences people to advance towards a better future. On the other hand, a lack of ambition leads to no progression and an unsuccessful life.

Most people would agree that music and art programs in schools have a huge impact on students not only academically, but in just about every aspect of their lives. Studies have shown that students who are involved in music and art programs have an overall higher IQ and show signs of many other academic benefits. Participating in such programs also allow students the opportunity to express themselves artistically and show the world their perhaps otherwise hidden potential. We all know how fun it can be to show the world your unexpected abilities, and what better way to show those off than the place where we spend most of our day-to-day lives? Unfortunately, even with all these obvious benefits, when the school budget is short, the first