Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College

Music Education Development

Sharing session
Time: 8:00-9:00
Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College
Music Education Development
Programme Rundown

 Welcoming message 8:00-8:10

 Music sharing 8:10-8:20
 Music Ed Development sharing 8:20-8:50
Q & A 8:50-9:00
Stewards MKMCF Makopan Memorial College
Music Education Development

Importance of Music Education

Framework
strengths
partners
 The Value Of Music Education
In MKP
Common language

Transcends age and cultures

Ways to understandand share our emotions

Connects and promotes empathy among people

IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC EDUCATION

Music Education Helps Develop:

•Hand-Eye Coordination
•Memory Skills
•Concentration
•Problem Solving Skills
•Teamwork
•Self-Confidence/Self Esteem
•Standards of Excellence
•Time Management Skills
 4 Categories of Benefits for Music
Education

1. Success in Society
2. Success in School
3. Success in Developing Intelligence
4. Success in Life
How Music Connects to the Core
Subject Areas

Research & Ideas Used in the

Music
Classroom
 Music and Math
 Spatial/temporal relationships in music
exist as pitch and rhythm patterns
 The cognitive skills used to process music
are used in math as well
 It can help students understand math
concepts such as number lines.
 Gardiner, 1996
 Music and Math

 Young children were taught fractions using

concept of rhythmic notation-relationships
between different note values
 Rauscher, 1999
 Music and Science

Instruments and Science

 Size and Pitch:
 Large instruments have low sounds
 Small instruments have high sounds
 The opportunities to connect music to science are ENDLESS!!!
Music and…..
 Music and Liberal Studies
 Happens often when  While learning these
teaching/learning songs songs, we also learn:
about:  Games
 Countries  Dances
 Continents  Instruments-both
 States Western and Chinese
 Game songs from other  Rhythms
cultures  Songs in native languages
 Folk dances from around  History of Western music
the world and world music
Music and…..
Music and Reading

 Both music and reading rely on

the discrimination of sounds
from each other
 When learning to read, we learn
how to relate letters to their
spoken sounds
In the Music /Band Room Your Child Has the
Opportunity to:

 Perform for others

 Create rhythms and
 Learn how to sing
melodies,
 Listen to music from
 Learn how to read music
many cultures and time
 Learn how to play periods
instruments  And much, much more!
 Learn musical games
 Learn important musical
terms
 Music Is…
 Science~it is exact, specific, and demands
acoustics.

 Mathematical~it is rhythmically based on

subdivisions of time into fractions

 Foreign Language~terms are often in Italian,

German, or French. Notation is a set of
symbols used to represent ideas that everyone,
regardless of language can understand
 Music Is…
• Chinese History/History~ reflects the times,
country, and origin of it’s creation

• Physical Education~ coordination of eyes,

hands, fingers, lips, voice, facial, and
diaphragm muscles in response to the
sounds heard and interpreted

• Visual Art~ Use all of the technical aspects

of music to create emotion and beauty
 Scientific Research Shows
Music Study Helps Young
Brains Develop...
Music is a basic building
block of intelligence
Playing music develops
critical neural
connections
Benefits of Music Study...
Improves Spatial Reasoning
Improves Flexibility of
Thought
Builds Abstract Reasoning
Skills
Develops Good Work Habits
High School Music Makers’
Test Scores Higher
 Dept. of Educ. tracked 25,000
students over ten years
 Music-making students
outperformed non-musical peers
 Results same for all
socio-economic groups
Music Students Score Higher
SATs
Average 57 points higher in
verbal
Average 41 points higher in
math
Music Students Enjoy Greater
College Success
 Music majors are better readers
 Music majors are most successful
Medical school applicants
 Some advantages in applying JUPAS