Tag My School Magazine//1st issue
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Music is a global language created out of a place of ultimate inspiration. It reaches our ears and instantly connects with our very souls. It communicates deeper feelings which cannot be expressed easily, often results in influence of culture, image and belief. Parents may never be able to get through to their kids regarding deeper and sensitive issues, but Musicians do. Artists shape our away of life through music; they provide us with direction when we feel lost. They communicate without judging, something that adults fall short-off at times.
Music grows with us well into our mature ages; we get attached to artists and their music due to their ability to penetrate our hearts.
Now for something so deeply intertwined with us, shouldn't it be part of teaching and learning in classrooms? As much as there is Art and Culture in schools it is very limited. Imagine if Music was part of your study period, Classwork or even when writing a test/exam. I understand the logistics may be a bit too much to cater for different music preferences. But looking at this concept would not hurt.
Like technology, it has invaded our classrooms; once upon a time cellphones were not allowed in schools now devices such as tablets are a necessity for effective education.
I am just looking at how music interacts with us: Marketers use music to get their message through to the consumer, I believe it can be used to get through to the learners. Education channels use music already, Early Childhood development institutes use music to teach, why does it change in upper grades?
Music is a great communication tool that can be used effectively in classrooms. Now imagine if music was introduced with each subject? Choose a song to go with a particular section of a subject; don’t you think this will help improve the pass rate? Not only will music help with the pass rate but it can reduce the number of school drop-outs!
Thank you
Dumi Mbona
Should Music be allowed in a classroom?
Editor's Note
July - September 2017