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= MUSIC IN EDUCATION =

“Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.’ – Plato
Almost everyone listens and enjoys music, whether it is playing an instrument, singing or even listening to it. Even though everyone accepts this fact, many schools don’t have take music as a priority. This is something that many school are missing out on because this can change many students lives. It is very important in many way and it is also proved to be beneficial to people of any age group. Many studies have found out that students who take part in music in schools have scored higher percentage in their studies and it also has a positive effect on their daily life. Listening to music will also improve the performance of students in languages and maths.

Why is music important in a students life?
Music can benefit the student in many ways. Some of them are as follows:

• It stimulates the brain development: In a study conducted at northwest university, it was found that students who play musical instruments had a higher IQ score when compared to the students who just listened to it as background music while studying. Their subject scores were also higher compared to the others. Hence music helps develops the brain development in a child.

• Music integrates other subject: Music sometimes integrates other subjects like maths, English and history. A musician needs maths when writing time signatures, he or she needs to have good vocabulary while writing lyrics of a song and history is needed for knowing the different kinds of music of the past.

• It connects people: Music brings out the qualities of the study and it helps the student get out of his comfort zone. It brings children of the same interest together and this helps them connect on a different level. If there is a choir or a music group in schools, it will help students increase their participation, communication and team building skills as these skills are needed to make a good performance. This music bond can be carried of for ages and it makes live long friendship.

• Music helps to relieve stress: This is the most important benefit of having music in school is to relieve the child’s stress. Students sometimes find it very hard to handle so much of school pressure. This have a lot of homework and still have to complete their daily studies and all this work drains them out. Music brings a sense of calmness and relaxation in the minds of children thus creating a more peaceful mind to study.

• Music helps in discipline: While singing in a choir or performing in a band, it requires a lot of practice and time. Student then make time for these practices and balance out their other work. This helps then to develop a schedule which will be useful even in future. The student also develops time management skills

• Other benefits: Music helps develops memorization, coordination, language, communication, emotional development, auditory skills, creativity and risk taking.

It will be good if schools adopt music as a subject in schools at it will help the child in relieving stress and more importantly help student achieve higher grades in school.

Reference
http://www.thedomesticmusician.com/music-education-quotes/

https://theinspiredclassroom.com/2017/05/why-is-music-education-in-schools-important/

https://nafme.org/20-important-benefits-of-music-in-our-schools/

https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/focus-do-we-need-music-education-schools_en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_education