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Research shows the brain processes language as if it’s music, which helps explain the link between music education and gains in literacy. Unfortunately, not all states have heeded the evidence.
Montreal-born pianist Oscar Peterson waves after playing at the Montreal Forum in July 1984. The Coalition for Music Education is inviting schools and communities across Canada to sing “Hymn To Freedom,” written by Peterson and Harriette Hamilton, on Music Monday 2019, a day to celebrate music.
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What kind of students are we raising when music is seen as a “frill?” The decision to drastically cut music education is a misguided policy.
Has student learning kept pace with the changing way of listening to music?
Joy Banerjee
The way we experience music has changed. So, what should the 21st-century music classroom look like?
Classrooms are becoming more diverse. So, why is music education focused on Western music?
State Farm
The majority of music education teachers in American schools are white, and education focuses on Western classical music. What impact does it have?