Should Music be offered in schools
some schools don't offer music because they don't feel it's important. Some schools also feel like it needs to be one of the first to be cut, regardless how successful the program is.
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there has been a lot of research and supportive statistics that musicians have slightly elevated brains in terms of development. if you think about the brain as a muscle, playing an instrument is like giving the brain a full-body workout. while music's uses in the world are lacking and or specialised, it is a great thing to have in your repertoire, even if not towards a career, but personal satisfaction and ability. Side: Yes
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I guess it's a matter of how best to utilize the available time. In today's rat race world it's those subjects that lead to the qualifications which industry and commerce requires that receives priority. The three Rs,(writing, reading and arithmetic), languages, science, I.T. communication skills, handicrafts, sports and physical education. Undoubtedly most educationalists feel that to squeeze music into the curriculum would compromise the levels of attainment of the essentials. If anyone has a strong orientation towards music they could always attend private lessons. It's very seldom that one sees jobs advertised for those with music abilities. What's the point in having a nation of unemployed violin players while our industrial rivals are enjoying the financial rewards from manufacturing the goods the world needs and/or wants? Side: No
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