Wilder-Newland English 12 15 March 2012 Benefits of Required Music Education According to “College Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers,” “Students in music appreciation classes scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on math than students with no arts participation.” Music programs are being cut and underfunded even though these programs should be the first to be funded; they provide a magnitude of benefits. Music should be taught progressively just like
very excited to teach in a classroom someday, but confess my concern that students will not behave or listen. This paper, therefore, seeks to further explore the concepts of classroom management, with an emphasis on challenges specific to the instrumental music (band) classroom. Classroom management is defined as “teachers’ strategies that create and maintain an orderly learning environment” (Eggen & Kauchak, 2007, p. 371). Classroom management is to be differentiated from discipline, which is the
The Unbeknownst Benefits of Music Therapy Music therapy, a clinical use of music interventions to accomplish therapeutic goals, involves a broad range of activities including playing an instrument, singing, or listening to music. Similar to occupational and physical therapy, this expressive arts therapy remedies psychological conditions, such as depression, anxiety, or hypertension to maintain the well-being of an individual. Likewise, music has been a therapeutic tool that has shown positive effects
Music “Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.” These were the words of Sergei Rachmaninoff, a Russian composer and pianist who was very influential in the twentieth century. Sergei had a very accurate perception of music and he understood the significance that music has. For some people, music is the center of their lives and it is the foundation on how they live. Everybody knows what music is and they all have heard a form of it but most people underestimate
Music is often described as a different language, yet it is a language that everyone can understand. When you listen to an instrumental piece of music, it does not matter whether it came from the Americas, Europe, or Africa; music is music. I always believed that because music was a medium that everyone could understand; the process to get there was simple. I was wrong. When I was twelve years old I joined the band at my church, and I have been playing in that band for five years. Over the
portrait of urban instrumental music teaching. Journal of Research in Music Education, 59(3), 229-256. 2. Purpose of the study: The aim of this study was to understand how instrumental music educators negotiate the urban environment in which they teach. 3. Research question(s) posed: 1) What background information do urban instrumental music educators have about the students they instruct and the districts where they teach? 2) What particular abilities do instrumental music educators depend upon
of Conducting Instrumental Music Conducting is bringing out the beautiful sounds of a composition that are heard through the performance of a piece of music. Music brings a beautiful sound to our ears and this is made possible through the collaboration of a conductor and a group of musicians. Music has become an important and influential part of today’s society. This directly connected to spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of all human beings. People analyze and respond to music in different
one point in the study of the Romantic period of music, we come upon the first of several apparently opposing conditions that plague all attempts to grasp the meaning of Romantic as applied to the music of the 19th century. This opposition involved the relation between music and words. If instrumental music is the perfect Romantic art, why is it acknowledged that the great masters of the symphony, the highest form of instrumental music, were not Romantic composers, but were the Classical
portrait of urban instrumental music teaching. Journal of Research in Music Education, 59(3), 229-256. 2. Purpose of the study: The aim of this study was to understand how instrumental music educators negotiate the urban environment in which they teach. 3. Research question(s) posed: 1) What background information do urban instrumental music educators have about the students they instruct and the districts where they teach? 2) What particular abilities do instrumental music educators depend upon
Hilary Tallman Mr. Kennedy Research Paper December 5, 2016 Bonding Through Instrumental Music Seven years ago scientists found a flute that someone crafted in 1484 B.C. (Suttie 1). Why would one need an instrument when they should focus on survival? Some say it aided in scaring away animals or attracting the opposite gender (Hullinger 1). Jessica Hullinger (2015) says she believes humans formed music to bring communities together (1). Symphonies, orchestras, and bands bond people together today