Why Teach the Arts?
When considering why I have decided to teach Music as one of my secondary subject areas pretty much comes back to my years of schooling. Throughout my years of schooling I was heavily involved in music as a soloist in competitions and concerts, school bands, community bands and music lessons at school. Everybody always told me that I was ‘Good’ at music and should do it after school.
The Arts and especially music allow students to be creative, and teach students to develop ways of working. After reading Smith’s article ‘Why Arts Education is Crucial, and Who’s Doing it Best‘, the importance of the arts as a subject is evident in developing strong and creative students in our classroom. In schools there has always been a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy, at that is still prevalent in our schools today. At university and through work at schools, as a teacher of the arts I have to work out how I will incorporate these key two subject areas into my lessons. As a music teacher I am able to teach my students more than just music.
So Why Teach the Arts?
As a teacher in training I want every student in my classroom to not just love music and the joys it can bring, but also to value and appreciate the benefits of learning itself. Not only music, but the arts as a whole can work together to create a more rewarding and fulfilling experience for our students. When we as teachers deliver lessons and present them to students incorporating other subject areas, what added benefit can this have to our students.
Smith, F. (2009). Why Arts Education is Crucial, and Who’s Doing it Best. Retrieved 26 July, 2016, from http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development
The Arts and especially music allow students to be creative, and teach students to develop ways of working. After reading Smith’s article ‘Why Arts Education is Crucial, and Who’s Doing it Best‘, the importance of the arts as a subject is evident in developing strong and creative students in our classroom. In schools there has always been a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy, at that is still prevalent in our schools today. At university and through work at schools, as a teacher of the arts I have to work out how I will incorporate these key two subject areas into my lessons. As a music teacher I am able to teach my students more than just music.
So Why Teach the Arts?
As a teacher in training I want every student in my classroom to not just love music and the joys it can bring, but also to value and appreciate the benefits of learning itself. Not only music, but the arts as a whole can work together to create a more rewarding and fulfilling experience for our students. When we as teachers deliver lessons and present them to students incorporating other subject areas, what added benefit can this have to our students.
Smith, F. (2009). Why Arts Education is Crucial, and Who’s Doing it Best. Retrieved 26 July, 2016, from http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development