Music In Schools

Many schools are cutbacking on music classes, because schools had their budgets reduced. Yet, research shows that the study of music has made a huge difference in improving students’ performance and test scores. Music classes are imperative to guide students towards better learning, by developing their concentration, memory abilities, and brain development. Music education is beneficial to students’ learning throughout academic classes by using the same part of the brain when learning music.

Including music into students’ lives is significant, music helps students with reading, math skills, and memorization. The article, Music and Student Development by Tony Mikela, The Children’s Music Workshop, “ Research shows that learning to read music

Catterall said that “It has been shown that music contributes to thinking skills and habits that improve student’s spatial and mathematical abilities. Studies show that music helps students with their speaking. Source it betterIn the last page of the reading packet it saids that “ 90 percent of preschool children studies showed increases verbal intelligence after 20 days of musical training.” When students learn music their brain grows and the skills for their academics enriches. When studying music, in the same part of the brain that students used for academic classes

Frank Wilson, a professor of neurology at the University of California of medicine, San Francisco, reports that his studies show that practicing an instrument enhances concentration and memory and also brings about the improvement of eyesight and hearing.” Music also has an impact a student’s hearing and eyesight. When students are playing in a group or orchestra , music teaches student to play together in harmony and students would have to blend their sounds together to create one voice, and carefully tune to each other to create that exact same pitch. According to The consequence of Curtailing Music Education by James S. Catterall “ When playing music with others, Student develop strong social skills.” Students learn to build teamwork , work as a group, and discover new ways to learn something new. The article Football or Music? By John R. Gerdy it exclaims that “ There are several areas in which both football and music have a similar positive impacts. For example, students engagement; the development of positive character traits such as self discipline, teamwork, and personal responsibilities; and the ability to bring people together to build