{"id":3704,"date":"2019-09-23T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T04:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sawpublishing.com\/?p=3704"},"modified":"2019-10-03T09:21:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:21:53","slug":"music-and-education-is-it-a-peripheral-subject","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sawpublishing.com\/music-and-education-is-it-a-peripheral-subject\/","title":{"rendered":"Music and Education: Is it a Peripheral Subject?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DoesMusic and education. Homeschooling moms love to discuss their curriculum choices. You hear them comparing math books, and literature programs, and timelines and wall charts. But what about music curriculum? When was the last time you heard an animated discussion of the relative merits of this music program over that one?<\/p>\n

Do we care about our children\u2019s musical education? Do we really believe that music matters very much?<\/p>\n

Over the last half-century, musical teaching has faded out of most mainstream curricula. Public schools have tacitly admitted that they see music as a peripheral subject. But is this evaluation correct? Should we acquiesce in the judgement which has relegated music to an optional art\u2014or should we value it as an integral part of every student\u2019s education?<\/p>\n

\"DoesMusic is Best Learned Young<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Much of a student\u2019s early instruction is directed towards mastering skills which will become more difficult to acquire as they grow older. A child who learns to read in the primary grades has a vast advantage over one who begins even ten or twelve years later.<\/p>\n

Music is a subject which benefits from the same treatment. It is easier\u2014much, much easier\u2014to learn the basics of music as a child, than to make the attempt later in life.<\/p>\n

I am not saying that you can\u2019t learn music as an adult. Far from it! But the experience will be much more difficult. The work will be much more challenging, the rules much less intuitive, than if it was begun at an earlier age. This fact, in and of itself, entitles music to serious consideration as a part of every grade-school curriculum.<\/p>\n

Music Helps Other Studies<\/strong><\/h5>\n

It is a well-established fact that children who learn music actually perform better in other school subjects.<\/p>\n

“Students who learned to play a musical instrument in elementary and continued playing in high school not only score [sic] significantly higher but were about one academic year ahead of their non-music peers with regard to their English, mathematics and science skills.” – Peter Gouzouasis, research source<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Teaching children music is not \u201cwasted time\u201d from an academic perspective. Just as a well-nourished student will perform better than one with a deficient diet, so a student with a well-nourished musical appetite will approach other subjects with a brain that is prepared to excel.<\/p>\n

Christians Need Music for Life<\/strong><\/h5>\n

You frequently hear sceptics of any particular school subject asking, \u201cWhen are they ever going to use that in the real world?\u201d Regardless of how secular educationalists may view music, it remains an integral part of the Christian\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

A brief survey of church history will reveal hosts of illiterate Christians; but it records few, if any, song-less ones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No Christian teacher need fear that a sound musical foundation will be thrown away. It is a legacy which will bless your student, and those he comes in contact with, throughout his life.<\/p>\n

Music and Education: It\u2019s NOT a Peripheral Subject!<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Homeschooling families have the incredible privilege of making curriculum choices based on their own preferences and convictions.<\/p>\n

Show that you value the role of music in your student\u2019s life. Make the effort to include music in his education.<\/p>\n

What programs, curricula, and techniques have you found helpful for teaching music in your homeschool? I\u2019d love to hear from you in the comments section below.<\/p>\n

Are you looking for some tips for including church music in your daily routine? See our previous post:<\/p>\n

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Whether you need simple stanzas to use for a copy work or memory work assignment; or are trying to find wholesome examples for a high school literature class, SAW Publishing offers valuable FREE access Christian poems for English courses.<\/p><\/div>\n

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