Norman Doidge’s argument in The Brain that Changes Itself, is that the culture we experience at a young age is what shapes the character and content of our brains in the future. Norman argues, “Our brains are modified by the cultural activities we do” (62). I think Doidge’s argument is critically important and corresponds to the medical research of the impact musical culture has on children done by neurologist Yuxin Wang of Beijing Normal University.
According to Wang, children before the age of seven should actively participate in playing musical instruments. Wang believes this will evolve the children’s future brain into a conscious that engages their cognitive and critical thinking skills. Wang discovered through her research on music in …show more content…
Today, fewer children before the age of seven participate in and receive the proper amount of playing musical instruments. For example, Tom Barnes mentions in his article, The Scientific Reason We Should Teach Music to Kids in School, that “85% of public school students have not received adequate musical instruction by the time they reach high school.” I think primary education could fix this problem if they provide more musical classes in their course plans. Recent studies by The National Association for Music Education (NAME) shows statistical data between elementary schools who provide classes of musical culture versus schools that do not. They discovered, “Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate and 93.9% attendance rate compared to schools without music education, which average 72.9% graduation and 84.9% attendance.” When primary education around the world do not provide classes of music culture, students are less likely to attend and even graduate school. This discovery by NAME is crucial evidence and helps support my argument that primary education could benefit children’s developing brain when elementary schools provide more classes in reference to the musical
According to Wang, children before the age of seven should actively participate in playing musical instruments. Wang believes this will evolve the children’s future brain into a conscious that engages their cognitive and critical thinking skills. Wang discovered through her research on music in …show more content…
Today, fewer children before the age of seven participate in and receive the proper amount of playing musical instruments. For example, Tom Barnes mentions in his article, The Scientific Reason We Should Teach Music to Kids in School, that “85% of public school students have not received adequate musical instruction by the time they reach high school.” I think primary education could fix this problem if they provide more musical classes in their course plans. Recent studies by The National Association for Music Education (NAME) shows statistical data between elementary schools who provide classes of musical culture versus schools that do not. They discovered, “Schools with music programs have an estimated 90.2% graduation rate and 93.9% attendance rate compared to schools without music education, which average 72.9% graduation and 84.9% attendance.” When primary education around the world do not provide classes of music culture, students are less likely to attend and even graduate school. This discovery by NAME is crucial evidence and helps support my argument that primary education could benefit children’s developing brain when elementary schools provide more classes in reference to the musical