November 06, 2013 Music and Arts Creativity can be measured in several different ways. Writing a beautiful and inspirational poem or book can be considered creativity. Playing and instrument in a band or, singing in a choir or, even drawing can be also considered creativity. Students in schools use these different ways of creativity that there school has to offer to express themselves and enjoy themselves. Imagine a school without any creativity or, ways for the students to express themselves…
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Music Education: The Benefits of More Music Classes According to studies done by music educators everywhere, the study of music is able to increase performance on state testing. These statistics help to support the stance that Johnstown-Monroe High School should offer more music classes for their students to take. At Johnstown-Monroe High School there are only band and choir classes that are available to the students. The music program, however, is extraordinary for the size of the school. Although…
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believe that Bellmont High School should give more funding to all of the fine arts programs so that students involved in these programs can get the best experience possible before they go to college. One reason that I think that Bellmont should give more funding to the fine arts programs is because of band fees. Band fees consist of: instrument repairs, new heads for snare drums, new heads for bass drums, new heads for quins, and new uniforms for the marching band. Uniforms are the most expensive…
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“BOBCAT BAND” Central High School Band Handbook Rev. 7/18/2012 Welcome! The summer is over and another school year is upon us! We have several exciting events already scheduled: football games, contest, and all the other things that go into making the Central Band program the consistently successful organization that it is. You are the backbone of that organization – your hard work and dedication to the band program only takes us further down the road toward achieving our goals. In order…
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The Maranatha Christian School is a Christian School. At first, I love this school because this school is a Christian school, students in this school have the same religion and I like christian. I also read something and got knowledge about Christian and Jesus. Then, MCS is next to a church that I always go to on Sunday. I saw some pictures about MCS through the website and I visit this school in November 4th, I saw a big playground in MCS. I like long jump and I am good at it. When I was 12 years…
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being a young adult brought. Taking a marching band course was not in her plans but the choice had already been made. The definition of marching band according to the dictionary is a group of musicians that perform for entertainment. They prepare themselves for weeks before performing to make sure everything is in place and goes according to the plan. Students shouldn’t be required to take a course in the arts because space for an important class might be needed, plus not everyone is attracted…
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the Cold War in Communist Czechoslovakia. Every page of The Wall offers many discoveries. Some will raise questions that become the start of students’ research, some will introduce ideas that lead to discussions, and some will fill in missing pieces in students’ own knowledge of the time or of a particular subject. This guide is meant to help educators take advantage of the teaching and learning THE WALL opportunities the book presents in the subjects of history, politics, geography, language…
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Music is everywhere. You can hear it in your home, in your car, or on your personal mp3 player. Even unintentionally, you hear it playing in an elevator, in the waiting room of your doctor's office, or even as you pick produce at your local supermarket. It is almost as much a part of life as breathing. The truth is that there are many benefits to music; more than most people know. Studies have shown that music impacts our health in many positive ways. For example, it has been documented that…
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Dat High School Life Students don’t need most of the things taught in high school later in life. I really consider that some subjects get more priority or ranking over others highly unfair. At some point in high school, students must take a fine arts class or athletics class as part of one or multiple requirements to graduate. Here in Texas the board of education values and recognizes other classes more than fine arts and athletics. In high school, the classes you take affect your whole future,…
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the band. The Fire Department is by our house, and I had been intrigued with it for years. During sophomore year, I decided to become a member. They had not had a “junior” for a long time, so it took a lot to win their trust, respect, and friendship. Since the department was so close, I went to many trainings, took a lot of classes, and learned from anyone who would take…
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