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The Value Of Music Education

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Common language

� Transcends age and cultures

�Ways to understandand share our emotions

�Connects and promotes empathy among people

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IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION

Music Education Helps Develop:

      • Hand-Eye Coordination
      • Memory Skills
      • Concentration
      • Problem Solving Skills
      • Teamwork
      • Self-Confidence/Self Esteem
      • Standards of Excellence
      • Time Management Skills

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4 Categories of Benefits for Music Education

  • Success in Society
  • Success in School
  • Success in Developing Intelligence
  • Success in Life

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How Music Connects to the Core Subject Areas

Research & Ideas Used in the

Music

Classroom

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Music and Math

  • Spatial/temporal relationships in music exist as pitch and rhythm patterns
  • The cognitive skills used to process music are used in math as well
  • It can help students understand math concepts such as number lines.
          • Gardiner, 1996

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Music and Math

  • Young children were taught fractions using concept of rhythmic notation-relationships between different note values
          • Rauscher, 1999

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Music and Science

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  • Instruments and Science
      • Size and Pitch:
        • Large instruments have low sounds
        • Small instruments have high sounds
      • The opportunities to connect music to science are ENDLESS!!!

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Music and…..

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Music and Liberal Studies

  • Happens often when teaching/learning songs about:
      • Countries
      • Continents
      • States
      • Game songs from other cultures
      • Folk dances from around the world
  • While learning these songs, we also learn:
      • Games
      • Dances
      • Instruments-both Western and Chinese
      • Rhythms
      • Songs in native languages
      • History of Western music and world music

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Music and…..

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Music and Reading

  • Both music and reading rely on the discrimination of sounds from each other
  • When learning to read, we learn how to relate letters to their spoken sounds

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In the Music /Band Room Your Child Has the Opportunity to:

  • Learn how to sing
  • Learn how to read music
  • Learn how to play instruments
  • Learn musical games
  • Learn important musical terms
  • Perform for others
  • Create rhythms and melodies,
  • Listen to music from many cultures and time periods
  • And much, much more!

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Music Is…

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  • Science~it is exact, specific, and demands acoustics. �
  • Mathematical~it is rhythmically based on subdivisions of time into fractions�
  • Foreign Language~terms are often in Italian, German, or French. Notation is a set of symbols used to represent ideas that everyone, regardless of language can understand

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Music Is…

  • Chinese History/History~ reflects the times, country, and origin of it’s creation�
  • Physical Education~ coordination of eyes, hands, fingers, lips, voice, facial, and diaphragm muscles in response to the sounds heard and interpreted�
  • Visual Art~ Use all of the technical aspects of music to create emotion and beauty

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Scientific Research Shows Music Study Helps Young Brains Develop...

  • Music is a basic building block of intelligence
  • Playing music develops critical neural connections

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Benefits of Music Study...

  • Improves Spatial Reasoning
  • Improves Flexibility of Thought
  • Builds Abstract Reasoning Skills
  • Develops Good Work Habits

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High School Music Makers’ Test Scores Higher

  • Dept. of Educ. tracked 25,000 students over ten years
  • Music-making students outperformed non-musical peers
  • Results same for all �socio-economic groups

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Music Students Score Higher SATs

  • Average 57 points higher in verbal
  • Average 41 points higher in math

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Music Students Enjoy Greater College Success

  • Music majors are better readers
  • Music majors are most successful Medical school applicants
  • Some advantages in applying JUPAS