Mancillas,+Music+and+Art


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 * =I am choosing music and its incorporation in the classroom. Music as its used in class to help students learn subjects and music as an extra curricular. I am interested in finding out what the benefits of having music in schools are and what we stand to loose if music and arts programs are cut. = ||

= Top 5 Things I Learned: =

= __1__. Children in schools with music education receive many benefits. Children in schools with music are shown to get higher test scores, be less likely to use drugs, and be more proficient in math. They are also more likely to enjoy success in college, post-graduate work and in their careers. The benefits of music education for children are consistent across various socio-economic groups. =

= they improve in many areas, some are: =

Intellect

 * Music in schools has been shown to have a great impact on children's intellectual development. Learning music is proven to help kids develop the thinking skill necessary for learning and understanding mathematics. A study published in Neurological Research showed that a group of children who were trained in piano and math software scored 27 percent higher on math tests than students who only received instruction in the math software. A 10-year study conducted at UCLA shows that students in music education programs score higher on tests across subject areas. Schools with music education programs have nearly 20 percent higher graduation rates than school without music training; these schools also have nearly a 10 percent higher attendance rate.

Physical

 * Music is proven to help children develop coordination and other gross motor skills. Older children gain from learning to perform rhythms as part of music education. According to the Center for Timing, Coordination, and Motor Skills, this translates into students with music education being able to move faster and more precisely both physically and intellectually.

Expression

 * Children who have music education in their schools learn an important outlet for expression that children without access to music education don't have. In a direct comparison between students with music education and those without, a study conducted by K.L. Wolff found that first graders who were in music class daily scored higher on creativity tests than students without music education.

Language Arts

 * Music education in schools is also shown to give children, especially young children, an advantage in language development. For elementary school aged children, a study conducted in Scotland and published in the Journal of Research in Reading seems to indicate that music education does help with reading skills. For six months, as part of the study, one group of children received music education while another group received discussion training. At the end of the study, those students in music education scored better on reading tests while the other group's scores did not change.

Discipline

 * Many advocates of music education will cite the discipline students develop through music education as one benefit of music in schools. Research does seem to bear out this claim. In one example, schools with music education programs have nearly 20 percent higher graduation rates than school without music training, these schools also have nearly a 10 percent higher attendance rate.

This information is from the website below. = Read more: [|Kids in School With Music Vs. Kids in School Without Music | eHow.com] [] = = = =__2__. when musicians are playing music and doing improve parts of their brain that controls self-expression and inhibition turn on. playing music and doing art makes a students more intelligent, as music and art greatly help other academic subjects. =

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= __3__ . music and other passions create a state of pure invovment and ultimately being in that flow of music is what makes people truly happy and it makes life worth living .= =- In the book //Flow// by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi he illistrates these points and how happiness is connected to being in Flow which is invomvent with a passion, an activitity that challenges a person and consumes them. = = this is a video on him speaking about the book, its long but he describes how to become ultimatly happy so its worth watching = =media type="custom" key="9517306"=

=__4__ listening to specific types of music is proven to be relaxing. Baroque music in general, with average tempos of 50-70 beats per minute (b.p.m.), was optimal for learning. This music also provided health benefits such as lower muscle tension, lower blood pressure, and a slower pulse rate. Besides being calming and increasing attention span, certain types of classical music can be a powerful catalyst in the creative process. = = - many teachers have found clasical music benifical to the classroom environment = info from []

 =__**5.**__ when people make music together they create a community and become unified.=

= = = ** Resources: ** = =** 1. IF theres only time to listen to one thing i would choose this resource. This is a great resource it is a story of a how music brings together kids of different socioeconomic groups and races, it aims to bring students together in Birmingham, Alabama where there is still racism and the shadows of the civil rights movement lingers. the program Scrollworks brings free music lessons to children of different backgrounds. people are connecting and become friends and children have an opportunity to listen to music and learn. I give this story a 5 out of 5 its touching and brings hope. it makes me wish that all schools could have a music program to create these same benefits. **=

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= 3. this video shows how music can transform children and adults, it creates community, love and happinesss. music is all many of these kids have and it has profoundly changed their lives.i think that giving each child a opportunity to create music is the great equalizer. I give this video a 3 out of 5 because its a first hand account of how music has changed kids. =

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= 4 . this video is on a school that simply plays music during activities to calm students down. simply hearing music can also bring great rewards, as students can focus down and relax. music can help teachers and students alike calm down and focus. i give this resource a 3 out of 5 because it is informational but doesn't have different teacher perspectives. = media type="youtube" key="E3y3mEnSjWM" height="349" width="425"

=5. This is an example of the emotional benifits that kids can recive by being envolved in music, a student becomes accepted in groups and can grow by playing music. music relates to all elements of life. i give this video a 4 out of 5 i find this video a show of how students can come out of their shells with music =

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