Linda Herrick

Benefits of Music Education for Children and Society

Dr. Susan Hove-Pabst

April 13, 2005

K-8 Music Methods

Thesis Statement: Music education is a crucial aspect for the growth and expansion of a young child's mind or the expansion of an adult's mind.

Outline

I. Music education fits into various subjects in the classroom
A. Music is a science
1. It is exact, specific, and it demands exact acoustics
2. Music is a chart
a. Frequency
b. Intensity
c. Volume changes
d. Melody
e. Harmony
B. Music is mathematical
1. Rhythmatically based
a. Subdivisions of time
b. Time into fractions
C. Music is foreign language
1. Most terms are in a different language
a. Italian
b. German
c. French
2. Notation is not English
a. Developed kind of shorthand
b. Symbols to represent ideas
D. Music is physical education
1. Requires coordination......

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