Posts Tagged ‘arts’
It has been happening for a while now. Studying the arts whether fine or performing has been deemphasized. Schools have been cutting funding for their arts programs along with the state governments cutting back on funding the arts. Does anyone realize what this action is doing to education in the long run?
Having a background in the performing arts, in particular, has its benefits that really only come out later in life. Studying music does several things to a human being. It improves their ability to analyze, it improves connections in the brain which does wonders for motor coordination. As an academic piece, it may seem senseless to study the different periods of music such as Renaissance, Classical, and Baroque, but the lessons learned in identifying music whether by genre or artist will be remembered throughout life unlike other things we learn in school and forget because their not practical in real life.
Even though higher powers that control what we learn have decided to reduce our exposure to the arts. We need to find ways outside of school education to make it know that an arts background is vital to life. Whether it be going to a local concert or show, there is something in live music and other performing arts that rewires our brains to do things that we are not aware are possible.
