Non-Music Student Tantrums

Even though it is possible for students to have outbreaks of temper tantrums, it should be noted that those using music therapy with students who have disabilities are fully qualified to help keep children safe and calm. These people are professionals and have been trained to help children who have temper tantrums. They are capable of calming these students down, and they help them return to a state of either pleasant or neutral feelings. The continuation of funding for these programs are important to students who are disabled. Music therapy helps them communicate when they are unable to use words. It helps them learn how to express their emotions, and it is an effective tool when they are trying to learn school material. Without funding there …show more content…
However, every child learns differently, and it has been proven that having music helps promote brain function. Most people fail to realize that music can be incorporated into other study subjects. Writers Dimitria Kokotsaki and Susan Hallam worked together to create an academic journal titled “The Perceived Benefits of Music Making for Non-Music University Students: A Comparison with Music Students” claims “There is increasing evidence of the impact of active engagement with music on reading and the phonemic awareness and spelling abilities of dyslexic children improved with rhythm-based instruction. Music lessons can also improve performance in mathematics and there have been studies showing relationships between music instruction and verbal memory and enhanced auditory and audiovisual processing of speech and music” (150). Pellegrino, Kokotsaki and Hallam, all help provide evidence that music is useful for students, due to the positive outcomes music has on the brain and learning. Music increases the ability to do mathematics. There are hundreds of children who struggle with math and other study subjects. Music is an outlet that can help them study better and can become an effective learning tool in the classroom for teachers as well. Other study subjects are incapable of providing students with the ability to express themselves creatively. Certain …show more content…
These are important in a child’s development. Being able to express oneself through music is necessary. Words do not always display the right meaning. Sometimes words are not enough. Being able to express oneself through music shows passion for others. Music helps people deal with emotions. People have learned to become more compassionate and kind due to learning and listening to music. Leslie Blunt conducted a series of test that show the outcomes of what sounds create what feelings. In order to get subjects to feel happy “ fast, flowing tempos with lively, skipping, dotted rhythms with a firm pulse are required. High pitching and rising melodies are also necessary. Finally, there should be major tonality and clear structured harmonies” (Blunt 190). Not only is important for students to be able to learn about music, but it helps them figure out what paths they want to take in life. When introduced to music, students can begin to decide whether or not it is something that they want to continue to pursue. Students can go on to be music education teachers, choral directors, instrumentalist, singers, or even musical therapists. Music helps students in ways that math cannot. Most believe music is just a hobby or a past time, but it is so much more than that. Music provides These are also important skills and traits to have later in life. Continuation for funding is overly important for students. It helps them to learn. It helps