WK 1 Reading

The Importance of Music Education in Public Schools

This article is in favor of music in schools and it shows that one of the greatest minds in history, Albert Einstein, was a skilled musician himself and that his discoveries sometimes came from his musical training. For someone of his stature to feel as strongly as he does about music and its effects on the human mind back then, why is it that music education is still trying to find a place in today’s education system.

Blankenbehler, G. (2010, June 12). The Importance of Music Education in Public Schools.  

     Retrieved October 03, 2010, from http://pitchperfectmusic.org/articles/importance-music-

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ABC’s of Surviving in Tough Economic Times

This article is more of a list things to do, people you need to know, and the importance of parents as a whole whose children are involved in music in their schools.

Jaeger, K. (2009). The ABC's of How to Survive These Tough Economic Times. Retrieved October 03, 2010, from http:/http://www.menc.org/v/general_music/the-abc-s-of-surviving-in-tough-economic-times/

Multiple Intelligences

This article stresses the importance and how no matter what subject a student is having a problem in he/she can learn to play music. In learning to play music it will open the door for improvement in other subject areas in school.

Jeter, D. (2009, January 20). Multiple Intelligences. Retrieved October 03, 2010,                from http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/music_education

Benefits of Musical Education to Children

This article goes hand-in-hand with my ARP. It tells how music creates deep emotions in humans when it’s played at weddings, it relaxes us as infants in the form of lullabies and how it even develops skills necessary in the workplace such as teamwork and discipline. This article is filled with little known facts that we overlook everyday that can be attributed to music.

Droscher, E. (2006, June 10). The Benefits of Music Education to Children. Retrieved October 03, 2010, from http://www.edarticle.com/k-12-subject-areas/the-arts/the-benefits-of-music-education-to-children.html