45) (M 4 ball) Read the text and choose the CORRECT statement.
The Importance of
Music in Schools
"Music helps the mind develop and grow," my dad often says, and I have found this to be
very true. It is a proven fact that participating in a music program in school will help develop
your brain to a higher level and faster than other students.
Music actually improves
communication between the right
and left sides of the brain, allowing you
to gain better
comprehension and memorization skills.
So, why do we need music in our schools? Well, because music is everything.
Music is science. It is exact and demands acoustics. The conductor's score is a graph that
contains volume changes, melody and harmony, all the while keeping the group at a constant
pace. Music is math. It is based on the rhythmic subdivisions of time, done in a split second.
Music is history. The music you hear or play is usually an
indication of the time and
environment in which it was created. Music is physical education. It requires an
immense amount of coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lips, cheeks and facial muscles.
Not to mention control of your diaphragm, back, stomach and chest muscles to make sure
every note comes out clearly and in pitch. Music is a foreign language. Its terms are usually
in Italian and the music is not in any language known to man. It is its own language and uses
symbols to represent ideas. Music is the universal language that everyone understands and
can relate to. Music is what brings everything together.
Most of all, music is art. It is the greatest form of art that allows a human to take boring
notes on a page, and transform them into an emotion and feeling you cannot measure. Music
is just as important as all the classes you are required to take, and it
is critical that music
classes remain in schools. Not only to provide
a place for students to belong, but also
something that will help their minds grow and develop like no other class.
A) Music is not based on rhythmic subdivisions of time.
B) Music is not related to history.
C) Music does not require physical coordination.
D) Music programs in school help develop the brain faster than other subjects.
