The Effects Of Music On Elementary School

Music is a way for people to express themselves without having to make a drastic change. The reason I started to play music was because I love music in general to start off with and wanted the challenge of learning how to play an instrument. In sixth grade year there were probably 120 kids in band. Slowly through my band years many kids have dropped out. By the time I made it to the high school there were maybe 30 band students in, my grade and Mr. Rice the band director said, “They weren't able to handle it because band isn't easy.” One you have been in band you don't realize if you struggle or if you can't handle band and it's not a bad thing that students drop out of band. It just shows that they have decision making skills and don't want to hinder the other students acceleration in the class.

Throughout my life, no single thing has had a greater impact than music. It has made me who I am today, and I cannot remember a time when music wasn’t a huge part of myself - my earliest memories all contain the music that my parents played. Beyond being a product purely for enjoyment, as it was for a long time in my earliest years, music has gone on to become a fundamental part of who I am, how I spend my time, and who I spend that time with. It motivates me to be better for numerous reasons. I credit my early involvement in music with most of the successes I have had to this date.

Throughout my life, I have been taken by music. However, it was not until my 8th grade year in middle school that I realized that I could be a musician for the rest of my life. Before that, music just seemed like something to keep me out of trouble. I wasn’t the best player at that time, and I still knew very little about it all. How could something like that ever support someone? Still, it was the only talent that I could find any success in, and it was still very enjoyable, so I wanted to still give it a shot.

Throughout my life, the emphasis of music has changed. As I got older, less emphasis was placed on music. In elementary school, it was mandatory for every student to take music class every year until they graduate. When I got to middle school though, we just had to take one semester of music. Then when I entered high school, music became optional. I think this is a tremendous mistake, because music plays such a significant role in everyone's lives, whether we believe it or not.

Music has been a part of my life for over half of it. I started piano when I was about 6, and did orchestra in 4th, 6th, and now 7th. I always enjoyed learning more about the instruments I played. But

Music has been a part of my life since the beginning. My Grandma Hammond, a music teacher, had me start right off into piano when I turned 7 years old. She has been my music teacher since then. I was taught all genres of music starting from classical to what is popular now. My favorite genres to learn were Jazz and Rock music pieces. I remember when I was the age of 12, I begged her to let me learn and play the song Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen for one of my music festivals. My Grandma disagreed at once about my idea because it was required of the piano students to play a classical piano piece. I was a good student and learned that festival piece, but little did she know I would also teach myself Bohemian Rhapsody and play it after my classical

When I was about 12 years old, I began teaching myself how to play. As the years went on and I practiced in my room, I became a decent guitar player and singer. Eventually, I performed in front of my family, friends, church, and school. Music is something that I have a great appreciation for because of the power it has. Music can bring people together, fill a room with the strong Spirit of Christ, or simply help a person escape from the world he lives in for a little while.

The Knowledge of reading music, and playing an instrument has proven to be beneficial to the learning curb in students including those of little to no background in a literary education to students in college. However, there are schools in America where music isn’t offered. Having a music program could create improved grades, memory, concentration, and quicken the learning process of literacy, but it is believed that music isn’t for everybody.

Besides marching band, music in general is one of the most substantial parts of my life. It has taught me to be an overall more creative and inventive person. It has fueled my mind to be quicker and better.

Music has been and is a very important aspect of my life, and I demonstrate my passion for it with the viola. I had never been able to own a personal viola due to financial and need based situations and so I grew accustomed to school offered instruments. This did not refrain me from challenging myself with various music opportunities.

Chapter fifteen is all about how music affects the classroom atmosphere. Music can help with classroom management which has a direct effect of the atmosphere of the classroom. Music can encourage confidence which can help with academic problems. Music can make a classroom feel friendly and welcoming on the first day. A good morning song can help students start off on the right foot. A song can also provide a clear beginning to the day and help with structure. Students could sing a patriotic song after the pledge of allegiance. A lot of patriotic songs are hard for students to sing but a few songs are good. “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” would be a great song for students to sing.

Music plays a huge part in my life. I listen to music pretty much every chance I get. I listen to music on a car ride, before a game, after a game, before practice, etc. I feel like music helps me do a good job in everything i do, from in the classroom or on the field.

Over 5 million students across our nation are enrolled in a public or private school. (Digest) Just over 2 million of them are involved in some sort of music activity. Many of the activities belong to music programs that are being thrown away and destroyed because of an insufficient amount of funds. (Gorman) Schools across the country are becoming the helpless victims to budget cuts, with music programs taking the biggest hit. Because of the shrinking budgets, school districts around the nation are being forced to drastically decrease the amount of support/funds for their music programs, or to completely cut them out of the district. (Bryant) Along with the increased amount of money that goes to other programs, there is an increase in the amount

Music is arguably one of the world’s most important universal languages. Documentation of music can be found as early as Biblical days and can be heard all around. Think about all the places one is exposed to music: radio, TV, elevator, stores, restaurants etc. Every culture and country has its own style of music and the importance of music is paramount to individuals in many ways. Music is so powerful it can create a visceral response by lowering the heart rate and decreasing stress levels (Wright, 2017). Evidence has also shown music to activate areas of the brain that are engaged during “Other euphoria inducing stimuli such as food, sex, and drugs of abuse” (Wright, 2017, p. 3). Music, sound perception – the most powerful sense, can impact the way one feels and behaves (Wright, 2017). With evidence proving to have an impact on the brain both physically and emotionally, supporting a 5% tax increase to fund both curricular and extracurricular programs will enhance student’s development and provide to them a well-rounded education.

The brain is a complex organism that is stuffed in our skull to help up to move, think, learn, live. As the brain progresses through the stages of development, one of the things that really helps to have it develop right is music. Have you ever noticed how expecting mothers listen to music during pregnancy. This has many benefits, for one it helps the child bond with the mother, knowing her type of music and getting to know what she likes and her strengths and weaknesses. This makes for a stronger bond with the mother. It also helps with the development of the child, finding joy in music and understanding the awesome power of it. As we get older we start to really like whatever type of music we like but when we go back to that music that we heard while still not even born we get a warm fuzzy feeling that only comes from your mom listening to music while she was pregnant with you. As we grow up and move to middle school our brains start to have a different thing that happens and the rest of our body starts to change and we start to gravitate toward being our own person and like our own music. Music is a huge part of our lives and helps us through our development stages. Our brains are not done fully developing till we are 25 and the only way that we get through all of that is by listening to music and really giving ourselves the best chance to have our brains develop right. I’m not saying that by not listening to music our brains can’t develop, I 'm just saying that