MUSIC 23241: MUSIC TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, Assistant Professor
Kent State University School of Music
Fall, 2011
CRN: 200910 – Section number: 001 – Class Days: TR 7:45a – 8:35 am - Classroom: SOM E202Office:
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Date: September 8, 2011
Mr. Marcus L. Neiman, lecturer Saunders, Paul D. 2011. Important Influences on the Introduction to Music Education in Ohio.
Triad, 5, (58), 28-30
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Summary of the Article: Vocal music was the first music curriculum to be added to schools in 1842. In just a little over 4 years music was added to the curriculum at many different schools. With the teaching of music in schools people started to notice that people who studied music had mental and physical health benefits. Studies also found that students progressed faster in their school work while studying music. It was believed that studying music taught discipline. Many thought that since music was being taught in European schools that it should be taught in American schools too. The Prussian system of teaching music was adapted into the schools- children were taught to sing hymns, play instruments and theory. Personal statements: The research in this article will help me to better understand my we teach music the way we do. This article presented the knowledge that studying music will make your test scores higher, and improve your health. This knowledge could help me in the future when I get a job and I have to defend my music program. I could tell the school board that if they look at students grades that they will find a trend in people who are in music vs. not in music. I agree with the authors findings that music helps to boost your grades and make you more healthy. I’ve seen it throughout my band career.
Great summary, again.
ReplyDeletePoint to Ponder: I would be very careful to assert that music "makes students' test scores higher." If you plan to make such an assertion, make sure you really read this article, and a lot of research, to back up your statement. Some research studies in the Journal of Research in Music Education reveal a very important question: Does music really make kids smarter, or are all the smart kids in music?
I don't doubt you have some great personal knowledge of this, as you've stated in your last two sentences. I would suggest expounding upon those, as well as having the research, both historically from this article, and currently from other studies (HINT: Possible topic for a Personal Journal Reaction Paper!!!), as your personal experiences can definitely help make the research come alive.
I think you really have something here that you can look into more deeply perhaps, through your readings this semester, and your Personal Journal Reaction Paper projects, if you are really interested in learning more about this topic.
As in your Bianco submission, please re-read the syllabus requirements for the 3 paragraphs you are to submit.