Stop Defending Music Peter Greene Analysis

The author really made his point on why people should stop defending music. When Peter Greene wrote the article Stop Defending Music, he wrote it for all the people who think music’s is a waste of time in schools. What Greene meant by stop defending music is, to stop making music seem like a bad thing to have in schools. Give music a chance to schools just like you give any other creative arts a chance. He just wants to stand up for what he believe is right when it comes to music. He feels that music should be more on the students learning about where music come from then testing them on everything they learn. Make it for students to learn about the music background without all the testing behind it. Greene claims that defending music this way is not letting students be there selves in school. Peter Greene then list seven reasons music is worth learning. The first reason the Greene listed was “music is universal”. Everywhere you go, you will always hear music. Students hear music while they are in school but the music is not coming from the music program in the school. The sounds are coming from the music outside, next door, televisions, or records. Music is always around you and there is no way you can get away from it. The second reason that …show more content…
The article he wrote does not rally match his background. From reading the article then reading his background, you would have thought that he was a music teacher with a lot of experience in music education. But he’s not a music teacher. He lives a normal life with a kids and a wife, and teaches subjects other than music. Reading about him doesn’t affect my view of the article. It doesn’t matter what you teach, you can always stand up for what you believe. With this article that is just what Peter Greene did. He stood up for what he believed in when it came to Music. He felt that people should just stop defending