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Why Music Education Belongs in Public Schools
In this interview, Roger H. Brown, President of Berklee College of Music, gives a passionate defense of music education and the importance of encouraging every possible student to participate in a music-related school activity.
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Comment by Arthur J. Michaels on June 7, 2011 at 2:55pm -
My wife and I were discussing these ideas just last week. Brown's ideas are intriguing. One value of arts education in our schools is that studying the arts gives studying history, for example, context. Learning history traditionally means memorizing dates and corresponding events--a static undertaking. However, when we study music, we begin to question why Bach wrote all those chorales and masses, or how blues evolved. This gives studying history context and deepens our understanding and appreciation (and, therefore, performance) of music.
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Comment by Russ Weaver on May 30, 2011 at 12:09pm -
Discuss the following in class:
How does Bach relate to the history of Europe according to our host?
American Jazz great John Coltrane said that one teacher made a difference in his life. Who was this teacher in Rural North Carolina?
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