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...
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