I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys of learning. -- Plato

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I would teach children music, physics, and
philosophy but most importantly music, for in
the patterns of music and all the arts are the
keys of learning. -- Plato
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The Fine Arts

• The NYS Standards for the Arts reflect the
  educational goals that are common to Dance,
  Music, Theatre and the Visual Arts while
  recognizing the distinctive goals of each
  discipline.

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Why Music Education?

• Because of our easy accessibility to the arts in
  our society, some would argue that Arts Education
  in unnecessary in the schools.

Because the subject is difficult.
Music education provides us with appropriate
instruction in music so that we can listen,
respond, and do music skillfully and
expressively, thus enhancing the feeling parts
of our lives.
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Through music we gain insights into and symbolize
the emotional and expressive life of humans.

• Students learn a unique system of nonverbal
  symbols.

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Music Education cultivates the imagination.

• Music classes provide opportunities to express
  individuality, creativity, and promote healthy
  imagination and fantasy.

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Music Education also identifies and develops
musical talent.

• Performing, composing, and listening to music
  stimulates our aesthetic imagination and exploits
  primarily the right side of our brains.

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Eliminate music education and you fail to develop
one of our basic human capabilities.

• Music Education preserves our musical heritage,
  involves students in the rites and rituals of
  society, develops a rewarding personal and social
  life, fosters self-confidence, self-discipline,
  and self-enrichment, and enlivens the spirit of
  the school and its students.

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The range of human emotions is symbolized in
music in a unique and profound way. Do not
underestimate either the importance of our
emotional lives to effective living or the power
of music to influence our emotions.

• Music is a powerful force in our world.

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Personal Expression

• The range of human emotions is symbolized in
  music in a unique and profound way. Education in
  music allows us to perceive and respond to
  profound emotional expressions of great composers
  of many traditions. Performance of music allows
  us to express our emotions in socially acceptable
  ways.

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What more justification could possibly be
required for the general music program that that
it serve not only the mind but the feelings as
well.

• -Beers Hoffman
• (1973)

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Class Expectations

• Be respectful of yourself and others- each of us
  are here to learn. We will respect that others
  are different from us, experience things in
  different ways, and learn in different ways.
• 2. To keep an open mind about things we dont
  know that much about- there are many kinds of
  music in the world. We will learn about each kind
  to our best ability.
• 3. To follow directions so that we may learn as
  much as we can.
• 4. To learn about the elements of music, music
  notation, musical instruments, music history, the
  effect of music on culture, music production,
  careers in music and musical expression.
• 5. We will listen, create and perform musical
  activities.

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NYS Learning Standards

• 1. Creating, Performing, and Participating in the
  Arts

Students will actively engage in the processes
that constitute creation and performance in the
arts and participate in various roles in the
arts.
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NYS Learning Standards

• 2. Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources

• Students will be knowledgeable about and make use
  of the materials and resources available for
  participation in the arts in various roles.

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NYS Learning Standards

• 3. Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art
• Students will respond critically to a variety of
  works in the arts, connecting the individual work
  to other works and to other aspects of human
  endeavor and thought.

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NYS Learning Standards

• 4. Understanding the Cultural Dimensions and
  Contributions of the Arts
• Students will develop an understanding of the
  personal and cultural forces that shape the
  artistic communication and how the arts in turn
  shape the diverse cultures of past and present
  society.