great literature, drama and music, and to the excitement of great science that we open to them the

possibilities that lie within the human spirit? enable them to see visions and dream dreams.” This

quote relates perfectly with how music teachers feel about teaching the future musicians and

teachers themselves. This quote also deals with how it is the teacher’s responsibility to open the

minds of the students, and allow them to dream. While many of the schools now are being denied

this opportunity to teach music, they cannot help but know that music has had such a great

impact on so many people, not only in the twentieth century, but throughout the ages of

America’s history. In this paper I am going to explain why so many schools, ranging from

Elementary to even High School are trying to cut music education out of their curriculum, and

why some schools advocate keeping music education in the schools.

In the first two articles that I am going to be discussing will be on the topics of, “The

Development of students” by Tony Mickela and “The Elementary pull-out crises” by Robert

government, private, corporate, and individual support to arts organizations, many cannot

on students. In the first article, Music educators feel, and have observed that student involvement

impractical, for a teacher to accommodate every lesson to all of the learning styles found within

elementary school and secondary school curriculum"; to "help ensure that all students meet

a difference in your academics or study skills? When this question was answered 9 out of 10

half from 11 teachers this year to 6 teachers next year, while band positions would drop from 15

Some topics in this essay:
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