Value of Music Education i4567 School.ppt

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1. Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College
Music Education Development
Sharing session
Time: 8:00-9:00

2. Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College
Music Education Development
Programme Rundown
Welcoming message 8:00-8:10
Music sharing 8:10-8:20
Music Ed Development sharing 8:20-8:50
Q & A 8:50-9:00

3. Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College
Music Education Development
Importance of Music Education
Framework
strengths
partners

4. The Value Of Music EducationThe Value Of Music Education
In MKPIn MKP
Common languageCommon language
Transcends age and culturesTranscends age and cultures
Ways to understandand share our emotions Ways to understandand share our emotions
Connects and promotes empathy among peopleConnects and promotes empathy among people

5. 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

6. 4 Categories of Benefits for Music
Education
1.Success in Society
2.Success in School
3.Success in Developing Intelligence
4.Success in Life

7. How Music Connects to the Core
Subject Areas
Research & Ideas Used in the Research & Ideas Used in the
Music Music
ClassroomClassroom

9. 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.
Gardiner, 1996

10. Music and Math
Young children were taught fractions using
concept of rhythmic notation-relationships
between different note values
Rauscher, 1999

12. Music and Science
Instruments and Science
Size and Pitch:
Large instruments have low sounds
Small instruments have high sounds
The opportunities to connect music to science are
ENDLESS!!!

13. Music and…..

14. Music and Liberal Studies
Happens often when
teaching/learning songs
about:
Countries
Continents
States
Game songs from other
cultures
Folk dances from around
the world
While learning these
songs, we also learn:
Games
Dances
Instruments-both
Western and Chinese
Rhythms
Songs in native languages
History of Western music
and world music

15. Music and…..

16. 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

17. In the Music /Band Room Your Child Has the
Opportunity to:
Learn how to sing
Learn how to read music
Learn how to play
instruments
Learn musical games
Learn important musical
terms
Perform for others
Create rhythms and
melodies,
Listen to music from
many cultures and time
periods
And much, much more!

18. 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

19. 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

20. Scientific Research Shows Scientific Research Shows
Music Study Helps Young Music Study Helps Young
Brains Develop...Brains Develop...

Music is a basic building Music is a basic building
block of intelligenceblock of intelligence

Playing music develops Playing music develops
critical neural connectionscritical neural connections

21. Benefits of Music Study...Benefits of Music Study...

Improves Spatial ReasoningImproves Spatial Reasoning

Improves Flexibility of Improves Flexibility of
ThoughtThought

Builds Abstract Reasoning Builds Abstract Reasoning
SkillsSkills

Develops Good Work HabitsDevelops Good Work Habits

22. High School Music MakersHigh School Music Makers’’
Test Scores HigherTest Scores Higher

Dept. of Educ. tracked 25,000 Dept. of Educ. tracked 25,000
students over ten yearsstudents over ten years

Music-making students Music-making students
outperformed non-musical peers outperformed non-musical peers

Results same for all Results same for all
socio-economic groupssocio-economic groups

23. Music Students Score Higher Music Students Score Higher
SATsSATs

Average 57 points higher in Average 57 points higher in
verbalverbal

Average 41 points higher in Average 41 points higher in
mathmath

24. Music Students Enjoy Greater Music Students Enjoy Greater
College SuccessCollege Success

Music majors are better readersMusic majors are better readers

Music majors are most successful Medical Music majors are most successful Medical
school applicantsschool applicants

Some advantages in applying JUPASSome advantages in applying JUPAS