Saturday, April 9, 2011

Learning Through Lyrics



California is a

state of great diversity. It’s also a state that has struggled to produce a strong public education system for many years. I currently hang my hat in America’s most sought out city—San Diego. But I hail from the small streets of Moreno Valley, California, a city with a population in the 200 thousands but an appeal of small town suburbs where everyone knows everyone and Starbucks is a brand new venture.

I grew up with Music as a major influence in my life. My uncle, brother and myself dabble in instruments and vinyl is a collectin

g habit of the Young family. My brother and I joined the band programs as young as elementary school and found it to be the link behind our social world, passion, creative thinking, and dedication. That being said, I wanted to take a closer look into the idea that Music has the potential to increase education and enhance learning.

Karl Glenn claimed music as one of the great art forms--one in which could mature creativity and enhance education (Glenn, 1992).

Just listening to music has the capability to enhance spatial task performance, design and procedure, and the study of music can

produce higher creative and learning functions (Shaw, Rauscher, & Ky, 1994).

Moreno Valley High School has the lowest academic performances of individuals (API) within Moreno Valley Unified School District.

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