Because of funding limits, many schools are cutting back on what they see as “fringe” disciplines, such as music education. This is a mistake. Since music education is important even beyond the enjoyment it brings to the knowledgeable listener, its funding should be protected.
Write a response to the recommendation in which you discuss why you either agree or disagree with it. Support your response with evidence and/or examples.
Few would deny the pleasures of music. For centuries, people have enjoyed singing, performing, and listening to music in all its forms. Yet, many people argue for limiting the teaching of music education in schools solely for economic reasons. We are continually reminded by the news media, politicians, and activists that money is limited and difficult decisions must be made. For educators dealing with resource shortfalls, a “trivial” discipline like music could end up on the chopping block. This would be an unfortunate outcome, because music has value beyond the pleasure it brings.
First, working with music can help develop important skills that children need for their studies and will benefit them as adults. Brain science has shown that reasoning and coordination can both benefit from music education. The left side of the brain is concerned with logic and rote learning, and studying music can help with the development of these left-brain skills. In addition, memorizing musical passages or lyrics can help with memory retention. Performing music can help with hand-eye coordination, in the same way that participating in sports can. Moreover, music can help a child’s facility with language. Studies show that children who practice music have bigger vocabularies and a better sense of grammar than do other children, and the earlier the child begins to study music, the better.
Music education can provide psychological and social benefits as well. In another similarity to sports, proficiency in music can improve a child’s self-confidence and emotional development. Since practice makes perfect, children learn to create better work and so develop an interest in craft and accomplishment, boosting their self-esteem. Learning and mastering a musical instrument requires commitment, which can increase self-discipline. Even learning a simple piece of music can provide a sense of achievement. In yet another similarity to sports, performing in a musical ensemble or a choir can develop teamwork skills.
Some could argue that the use of standardized tests in schools encourages teachers to stick to the skills and knowledge that those tests focus on. As well, an increasingly diverse student body, with varying levels of English language proficiency, poses challenges to the prioritization of "fringe" disciplines. As demonstrated above, however, music education supports core skills with its benefits to logic, memory retention, and language facility. Moreover, because music requires little knowledge of any particular language, it is an ideal subject to engage all students in school, no matter their backgrounds.
Clearly, if increased developmental skills and psychological and social benefits, as well as aesthetic pleasure, are valued, then music education should be funded in schools. Music education is not a fringe element of the curriculum but a key to all-round learning.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, moreover, so, then, well, in addition, as well as, in the same way
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 19.5258426966 46% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 20.0 12.4196629213 161% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 14.8657303371 148% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 11.3162921348 80% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 19.0 33.0505617978 57% => OK
Preposition: 55.0 58.6224719101 94% => OK
Nominalization: 21.0 12.9106741573 163% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2511.0 2235.4752809 112% => OK
No of words: 444.0 442.535393258 100% => OK
Chars per words: 5.65540540541 5.05705443957 112% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.5903493882 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.15337193578 2.79657885939 113% => OK
Unique words: 257.0 215.323595506 119% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.578828828829 0.4932671777 117% => OK
syllable_count: 759.6 704.065955056 108% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 6.24550561798 48% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 7.0 3.10617977528 225% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 5.0 1.77640449438 281% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.38483146067 137% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 20.2370786517 124% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 23.0359550562 74% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 37.0703978937 60.3974514979 61% => OK
Chars per sentence: 100.44 118.986275619 84% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.76 23.4991977007 76% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.64 5.21951772744 70% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 7.80617977528 38% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 19.0 10.2758426966 185% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.272482355364 0.243740707755 112% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0844902453705 0.0831039109588 102% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0392166663295 0.0758088955206 52% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.158310443702 0.150359130593 105% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0394248158818 0.0667264976115 59% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.1 14.1392134831 100% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.76 48.8420337079 94% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 12.1743820225 91% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.25 12.1639044944 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.39 8.38706741573 112% => OK
difficult_words: 138.0 100.480337079 137% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.0 11.8971910112 59% => Linsear_write_formula is low.
gunning_fog: 8.8 11.2143820225 78% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 83.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 6
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