EFFECTS OF PRODUCTIONS, MUSIC, AND AESTHETICS

What are the Effects of Productions, Music, and Aesthetics for At-Risk or Low Achievers in a Reading Classroom?



What are the Effects of Productions, Music, and Aesthetics for At-Risk or Low Achievers in a Reading Classroom?

Introduction

The value of music in educating the young child is not being recognized, particularly in the area of mathematics. Despite the amount of literature available regarding the effects of music instruction on academic achievement, little has been written on different Montessori music pedagogies and their effects on students' math scores (Duke & Farra, 2002). If research of students in the school system indicates that learning through the arts can benefit the "whole" child; that math achievement scores are significantly higher for those students studying music; and that Montessori education produces a more academically accomplished child; then what is the potential for the child when Montessori includes an enriched music curriculum? This paper discusses the effects of productions, music, and aesthetics for at-risk or low achievers in a reading classroom in a concise and comprehensive way.

Methodology

Methodology refers to the procedures used to research an issue, a research question, or hypothesis. It is the way that a topic is investigated or researched. There have been many different methodologies used to investigate political communication, and there are many ways to classify these methodologies. One way to classify methodology is to group the procedures as either quantitative or qualitative. Quantitative procedures are used when researchers are interested in counting or providing some numerical measure or statistical test to the material. Procedures or methods that are qualitative are focused less on numerical findings and are more interested in in-depth exploration and analysis of certain dimensions or characteristics of the issue being studied. Methodology can be further divided into what parts of the communication system are being investigated. In this paper, I will use qualitative way of study.

Literature Review

Recognizing that schooling should enhance the development of creative and responsible citizens, we need to consider how such development takes place and provide rich opportunities for learning for all students. In response to this crisis in education, studies have been conducted to assess the importance of arts in education (Duke & Farra, 2002). The research evidence clearly states the benefits of learning through the arts. Cells necessary for optimal cognitive development and the natural beneficial outcomes of the effects of music on brain development are evident in the area of academics. Music has been a mainstay of early childhood education for more than a century, as songs became part of the daily routine; children clearly find pleasure in singing such favorites as "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," among others (Worthy, 2003).

While studying higher brain function, experts found a connection linking music lessons to improved spatial-temporal reasoning abilities in 4- to 6-year-olds. Professor Larry Morton duplicated the Mozart Effect study, substituting the music of Pink Floyd for Mozart's piano sonata, and found similar results. While music is viewed as a separate intelligence (Worthy, 2003), there is ...