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I'm a Junior in college studying Instrumental and Vocal Music Education, with a primary on trumpet and an intended Jazz minor. My passion lies in Marching Band/Drum Corps, Jazz, and worship music, but I understand the importance of teaching all disciplines and all musical concepts. You can also view my online teaching portfolio by clicking the world icon below.
This blog will serve as a place to express my thoughts and share my love of music throughout my endeavors as a musician. Mostly, you'll just see pictures of instruments, but I like to post education related things as well. Enjoy!
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- 1: Children who study music tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than their peers who do not participate in music lessons.
- 2: Studying music primes the brain to comprehend speech in a noisy background. *Children with learning disabilities or dyslexia who tend to lose focus with more noise could benefit greatly from music lessons.
- 3: Research shows that music is to the brain as physical exercise is to the human body. Music tones the brain for auditory fitness and allows it to decipher between tone and pitch.
- 4: Children who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills, stay in school, and pursue further education.
- 5: In the past, secondary students who participate in a musical group at school reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances (tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs).
- 6: Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2 percent graduation rate and 93.9 percent attendance rate compared to schools without music education who average 72.9 percent graduation and 84.9 percent attendance.
- 7: Regardless of socioeconomic status or school district, students who participate in high-quality music programs score 22 percent better on English and 20 percent better on Math standardized exams.
- 8: Much like expert technical skills, mastery in arts and humanities is closely correlated to high earnings.
- 9: A study from Columbia University revealed that students who study arts are more cooperative with their teachers and peers, have higher levels of self-confidence, and are more equipped to express themselves and their ideas.
- 10: Elementary age children who are involved in music lessons show greater brain development and memory improvement within a year than children who receive no musical training.
- 11: Learning and mastering a musical instrument improves the way the brain breaks down and understands human language, making music students more apt to pick up a second language.
Just because I’m a music education major does not mean that I am a lousy musician. It is really frustrating when people think that because I try so hard to be the best performer I can be in addition to the best teacher I can be. I am very aware of our demanding and busy degree program, but my colleagues that put their musicianship on the back burner gives all of us a bad reputation and it is really irritating.
I AGREE WITH THIS WHOLE-HEARTEDLY
This.
Stuff Middle-School Music Students Say
Dude…
At least 6 of these gifs are accurate to college music students.
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the other day my music theory teacher asked my class if we were tired and the whole class yelled YES so he flipped off the light switch and said “then go to sleep” and then just left the room omfg
more recently we got to class and he said to this kid isaac “you hungry?” and he was like yeah so everyone chipped in some cash and we just ordered a pizza
he gives everyone a piece of chocolate at the beginning of every class period
This is why music teachers are the coolest.
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You can go to page 42 through the link here or read from the pictures below. Enjoy!
One of my favorite arguments against public schools in the United States.
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- That at least an hour of every school day be devoted to recreation and physical activity, whether it be recess, physical education classes or school sports.
- That at least an hour of every school day be devoted to the arts, be it music, theater, visual arts, poetry and creative writing.
- That urban agriculture and health education be made an integral part of schools curricula, fueling hands on science instruction, and promoting the development of the production of fresh food in communities which are food deserts. If it were up to me, every urban school would have it’s own indoor and outdoor gardens which grow food,
- That a portion of social studies curriculum should involve an analysis of community history and an in depth look at community issues, and give students credit for internships with community organizations or involvement in community development projects
- That every school should be open 3-6 PM for supervised activity which includes all of the above elements, as well as quiet study time for students who don’t have tat at home.
Agreed
Someday when I fulfill my dreams and I’m a band teacher this poster will be in my classroom!
This is going in my future classroom. It must.
