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Public Schools Should not Fund School Bands.

Reasons not to cut funding for band are provide students scholarships to college, one of the more popular extracurricular activities, teach students a talent they can use in the real world to get a job to make a living, and even make students smarter. Band is costly but schools do not fund all the cost to run a band. Some bands make students pay to get in and many fundraisers are use to raise money to supply the band needs. Band is not just a hobby, it is one of the many extracurricular activities (activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education[2]) most schools provide. Band is one of the more popular extracurricular activities in public schools today. Hundreds of students participate in this activity. Out of all the other extracurricular activities why does band have to be the one cut in funding. I know schools can need more teachers and supplies but band helps students become more smarter in core classes. Band help students more mentally than other activities like sports or cheer leading. Studies at the University of Sarasota and East Texas State University both found links between the number of years of band instruction and significantly improved academic achievement as measured by standardized math, science and language tests (3). In this link (http://oakleafband.com...) study shows music make brain grow, show students get higher SAT scores with a music background, and it raises students math conceptual scores. The reason why schools fund band it is not because so they can teach students how to play a noise maker but it help students develop their minds so they can become smarter. Another reason why band should be funded because students can use these opportunity to gain a scholarship to college. A scholarship that can help someone advance their education to set them up for the best possible spot to get a good career. My opponent opinion is that it is very hard to make a living off playing a musical instrument. But the fact is, people can make a living off their musical talents. There are many jobs out there where someone can make a living off playing a instrument. Musicians can find jobs at churches, in the entertainment industry, music teacher, or join the military band where they can make a salary from $24,605 - $65,693 (1). Becoming one of these occupations is not easy nor is it any easier to become any other occupation. For any one who wants to work in their preferred career has to work very hard. Just like athletics have to practice to become a professional or a student studying hard to become an engineer, musicians have to practice and study and get a degree to become successful. (1) http://www.payscale.com... (2)http://en.wikipedia.org... (3)http://oakleafband.com...