Whenever the American education system questions its amount of spending, the same two things are put on the chopping block and their importance is questioned. The first being physical education, tends to be saved, as the growing obesity rate scares many. The other, music education and the fine arts, are hit with tons of black-lash and often either get their budget cut or destroyed all together. Unlike other subjects, music education is not seen as a necessity and rather an extracurricular activity. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that “music programs are constantly in danger of being cut from shrinking school budgets even though they 're proven to improve academics” (National Center for Education Statistics). British
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In a recent study conducted by the newspaper LA Youth, 18% of American teenagers admitted to having to pay for their own music supplies, including lessons, due to the fact that the schooling systems cutting the budget. In the same poll students ranked music education as the seventh most important thing that should be cut out from the school, only beating out sports, guidance counselors ,administrators and teachers (in that order) (Zhao qtd by Huffington Post). The Huffington Post asked their users the same question “Which of the following should be cut first?” and only 2.2% of voters stated that the fine arts should be removed from the education system in order to save money (Huffington Post). Not only is there a major need for music education in society but also an intense longing for …show more content…
Research examining the effects of music education has shown that music facilitates the learning of other subjects and enhances the skills used in other subjects. In fact research has proven that “The schools that produced the highest academic achievement in the United States today are spending 20% to 30% of the day on the arts, with special emphasis on music” (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement 1). The IAEEA continued their research, showing that “the world 's top academic countries place a high value on music education, Hungary, Netherlands and Japan, have required music training at the elementary and middle school levels” (2). It is apparent through research that music education has a direct correlation with higher academic
In a recent study conducted by the newspaper LA Youth, 18% of American teenagers admitted to having to pay for their own music supplies, including lessons, due to the fact that the schooling systems cutting the budget. In the same poll students ranked music education as the seventh most important thing that should be cut out from the school, only beating out sports, guidance counselors ,administrators and teachers (in that order) (Zhao qtd by Huffington Post). The Huffington Post asked their users the same question “Which of the following should be cut first?” and only 2.2% of voters stated that the fine arts should be removed from the education system in order to save money (Huffington Post). Not only is there a major need for music education in society but also an intense longing for …show more content…
Research examining the effects of music education has shown that music facilitates the learning of other subjects and enhances the skills used in other subjects. In fact research has proven that “The schools that produced the highest academic achievement in the United States today are spending 20% to 30% of the day on the arts, with special emphasis on music” (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement 1). The IAEEA continued their research, showing that “the world 's top academic countries place a high value on music education, Hungary, Netherlands and Japan, have required music training at the elementary and middle school levels” (2). It is apparent through research that music education has a direct correlation with higher academic