If you teach geography, what percentage of your students would go on to be Meteorologists or Geologists? Not many I’d guess. If we used the same logic with teaching music, it begs the question. ‘What is the purposes of teaching music at school? Is it to provide students with an appreciation of music that will enhance their lives in years to come or is it for musically gifted.
What percentage of students in a year group go on to specialise in music?
Here’s my thinking? When I see a U shaped valley or a natural bridge, or a blowhole, my heart soars. What I learnt in Geography becomes very real for me. Maybe that’s what the aim should be when music is taught. It should be to help appreciate, and to provide a deeper level of understanding of music. We may not all go on to be musicians, but music will play an important role in our lives. What do you think?
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