Thursday, March 12, 2015

Blog 18: Fourth Interview Questions

1. What is the first step to using music education as a positive source?
2. How can we incorporate modern technology to music education?
3. Would this be beneficial?
4. What are some music interventions all people would enjoy and be drawn to?
5. Why do music classrooms lack musical diversity?
6. How can a music program appeal to the masses (can they?) ?
7. What are some differences in music education now and in the past?
8. Is music education today effective or efficient ?
9. With funding a large set back, how long can it take for music education to get back on its feet?
10. What are some sources you would recommend (for the further research of impacts of music education) ?
11. What was the most influential source to you in college?
12. How can we motivate people to be a part of music (education) in a community vs just getting lessons off of Youtube?
13. What keeps beginners going when it gets tough (music classes) ?
14. What influence has music had on you (to pursue it as a career)?
15. What are some negative effects of music education today ?
16. What organizations, if any, have done a good job at using music education as a positive tool?
17. What do they do to accomplish this?
18. What can we learn from these programs?
19. Are there any other parts of the would we can look at for guidence on how to use music education as a positive tool?
20. What are the positive and negative effects in other countries?


Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Blog 17: Third Answer

My EQ:
What is the most effective way to positively impact a community through music education?

My Answer#3:
By providing academic and social support for their main school courses.

Three supporting details:
1. Research shows that people who play instruments are more likely to score higher on standardized testing. (Education is a way out of poverty therefor bettering the socioeconomic status in a community = more resources)

2.  Children (in grades k-12) who attend school are less likely to engage in gang related activity.
-likewise, children in grades k-12 will stay in school as long as they feel they belong. Otherwise they drop out.

3. Better grades and extracurricular activities help to build character &independence which is essential for personal development.

My research source/s:
El Sistema.com.

Concluding Sentence:
Something to keep in mind; My three reasons help to tackle different aspects in a community that are needed in order to better it.