Transcript PowerPoint Presentation - Value of Music in Our Schools

Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College
Music Education Development
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Time: 8:00-9:00
Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College
Music Education Development
Programme Rundown
 Welcoming
message
 Music sharing
 Music Ed Development sharing
Q & A
8:00-8:10
8:10-8:20
8:20-8:50
8:50-9:00
Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College
Music Education Development
Importance of Music Education
Framework
strengths
partners
The Value Of Music Education
In MKP
Common language
Transcends age and cultures
Ways to understandand share our emotions
Connects and promotes empathy among people
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
4 Categories of Benefits for Music
Education
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Success in Society
Success in School
Success in Developing Intelligence
Success in Life
How Music Connects to the Core
Subject Areas
Research & Ideas Used in the
Music
Classroom
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.
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Gardiner, 1996
Music and Math
 Young children were taught fractions using
concept of rhythmic notation-relationships
between different note values
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Rauscher, 1999
Music and Science
Instruments and Science
 Size
and Pitch:
 Large instruments have low sounds
 Small instruments have high sounds
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The opportunities to connect music to science are ENDLESS!!!
Music and…..
Music and Liberal Studies
 Happens often when
teaching/learning songs
about:
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 While learning these
Countries
Continents
States
Game songs from other
cultures
Folk dances from around
the world
songs, we also learn:
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Games
Dances
Instruments-both
Western and Chinese
Rhythms
Songs in native languages
History of Western music
and world music
Music and…..
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
In the Music /Band Room Your Child Has the
Opportunity to:
 Perform for others
 Create rhythms and
 Learn how to sing
 Learn how to read music
 Learn how to play
instruments
 Learn musical games
 Learn important musical
terms
melodies,
 Listen to music from
many cultures and time
periods
 And much, much more!
Music Is…
 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
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
Scientific Research Shows
Music Study Helps Young
Brains Develop...
Music
is a basic building
block of intelligence
Playing music develops
critical neural
connections
Benefits of Music Study...
Improves
Spatial Reasoning
Improves Flexibility of
Thought
Builds Abstract Reasoning
Skills
Develops Good Work Habits
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
Music Students Score Higher
SATs
Average
57 points higher in
verbal
Average 41 points higher in
math
Music Students Enjoy Greater
College Success
 Music
majors are better readers
 Music majors are most successful
Medical school applicants
 Some advantages in applying JUPAS