Music Can Benefit Any Subject by Teresa Lomasney

You have all heard  it before...sit up straight, feet on the floor, pay attention.  These are words often heard in a music classroom.  How can this help with any subject?  These words help, because students must be alert and pay attention.  This kind of routine can help with any subject.  If students are used to being alert, then they are more likely to be ready to learn in all classrooms.

In addition, students who have a regular routine of practicing an instrument are more likely to develop routines for studying.  These students are more likely to have discipline in their lives, which in turn can help with any subject.  Regular schedules seem to be beneficial in study.

Furthermore, music  can  help with any subject, because many students learn more easily when information is set to music.  There is something about the rhythm and rhyme that can assist many  students with learning.  After all, how many of us know the chorus or tune to a song, and it just seems to stick in our head?

So the next time you think  it is a waste to have music in school, or play an instrument, consider these things that you know to be true about music.  Music is a very disciplined subject, and you just can't seem to get that tune or song out of your head.  These two things alone can help with any subject!