Basically the Bibliography
Councill, Kimberly H., Brewer, Wesley D., Burrack, Frederick., Juchniewicz, Jay, et al. "Collegiate Connections: Developing The Next Generation Of Music Teachers: Sample Music Education Association Programs That Promote The Profession And Prepare Future Colleagues." Music Educators Journal 100.1 (2013): 45-49.Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Sept. 2014
Although individual teachers are known to encourage students to pursue Music Ed, little is known about the role of the state in such decisions. However, this article describes several states’ programs designed to “[encourage] our school music students to consider teaching music as a career...” (49). The events mentioned solidify music education is a legitimate, challenging, and practical career choice as well as give a significant glimpse into the world of music education.
“Programs like those described here are beneficial to all music education professionals and help to ensure the health and sustainability of our profession” (49).
“Encouraging our school music students to consider teaching music as a career is essential for the future of our profession” (49).
“The more each of us can contribute to the future of our profession, the further we can go to ensure it is a future of which we will be proud” (49)
“Specifically, she remembers the discussion on advocacy and how important it seemed even at that time” (45).
“providing experiences to help students make knowledgeable decisions for career choice and responsibilities in the profession” (45).
Each author contributing to the article is an assistant professor, professor, or division chair at an esteemed university. The sources of outside information are cited to equally credible sources and the URL of the article includes the .edu suffix meaning the website is directly affiliated with educational purposes. A table is also included at the end of the article which signifies honesty of information and lack of bias.
This article illustrates the importance of music education as a profession as well as shows the importance of recruitment efforts in current music teachers’ decisions to become who they are. It compares Georgia’s programs to other states to make way for improvement and solidify music education as a “real job” when it is so often looked down upon.
NSAA. "Critical Evidence: How the ARTS Benefit Student Achievement."Crtical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
No Child Left behind reaffirms that the arts are a core subject, in the leagues of math and science, and should be taught to all students. An education in the arts helps students to communicate more effectively, score better on standardized tests, and excel in other core subjects.
Students with 4 years in the arts scored, on average, 20 points above average on the math and verbal sections of the SAT.
“Arts participation and SAT scores co-vary—that is, they tend to
increase linearly: the more arts classes, the higher the scores.”
“...students who took four years of arts coursework outperformed their peers who had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion of the SAT.”
NASAA is the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies dedicated to defending and supporting the arts across schools in america and elsewhere. It’s widespread reach shows lack of bias and consistency of information.
I’ll use this source to illustrate statistics that lead to showing how beneficial arts education is not only for a student’s home and personal life, but for their academic life as well. The credibility of the source also lends itself to being unbiased, as all information is from 50 state arts agencies.
"Violent Crime." FBI. FBI, 08 Sept. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
This source provides the annual crime report for violent crimes across America for 2013 and compares it to those from previous years. An estimated total of 1,163,146 violent crimes occurred during the year 2013, which “when considering 5- and 10-year trends, ... was 12.3 percent below the 2009 level and 14.5 percent below the 2004 level.”. Aggravated assaults accounted for 62.3% of all violent crimes recorded. Overall, violent crimes have seen a significant decrease each year since 2009, and possibly earlier.
“In the year 2013, an estimated total of 1,163,146 violent crimes occurred nationwide, a decrease of 4.4 percent from the 2012 estimate.”
“When considering 5- and 10-year trends, the 2013 estimated violent crime total was 12.3 percent below the 2009 level and 14.5 percent below the 2004 level.”
This source is credible due to the fact that it’s literally from the FBI website, directly from the FBI itself.
I will use this information along with sources detailing crime rates for other years and the availability of music programs by year to draw a conclusion based on whether or not there is a correlation.
Although individual teachers are known to encourage students to pursue Music Ed, little is known about the role of the state in such decisions. However, this article describes several states’ programs designed to “[encourage] our school music students to consider teaching music as a career...” (49). The events mentioned solidify music education is a legitimate, challenging, and practical career choice as well as give a significant glimpse into the world of music education.
“Programs like those described here are beneficial to all music education professionals and help to ensure the health and sustainability of our profession” (49).
“Encouraging our school music students to consider teaching music as a career is essential for the future of our profession” (49).
“The more each of us can contribute to the future of our profession, the further we can go to ensure it is a future of which we will be proud” (49)
“Specifically, she remembers the discussion on advocacy and how important it seemed even at that time” (45).
“providing experiences to help students make knowledgeable decisions for career choice and responsibilities in the profession” (45).
Each author contributing to the article is an assistant professor, professor, or division chair at an esteemed university. The sources of outside information are cited to equally credible sources and the URL of the article includes the .edu suffix meaning the website is directly affiliated with educational purposes. A table is also included at the end of the article which signifies honesty of information and lack of bias.
This article illustrates the importance of music education as a profession as well as shows the importance of recruitment efforts in current music teachers’ decisions to become who they are. It compares Georgia’s programs to other states to make way for improvement and solidify music education as a “real job” when it is so often looked down upon.
NSAA. "Critical Evidence: How the ARTS Benefit Student Achievement."Crtical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
No Child Left behind reaffirms that the arts are a core subject, in the leagues of math and science, and should be taught to all students. An education in the arts helps students to communicate more effectively, score better on standardized tests, and excel in other core subjects.
Students with 4 years in the arts scored, on average, 20 points above average on the math and verbal sections of the SAT.
“Arts participation and SAT scores co-vary—that is, they tend to
increase linearly: the more arts classes, the higher the scores.”
“...students who took four years of arts coursework outperformed their peers who had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion of the SAT.”
NASAA is the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies dedicated to defending and supporting the arts across schools in america and elsewhere. It’s widespread reach shows lack of bias and consistency of information.
I’ll use this source to illustrate statistics that lead to showing how beneficial arts education is not only for a student’s home and personal life, but for their academic life as well. The credibility of the source also lends itself to being unbiased, as all information is from 50 state arts agencies.
"Violent Crime." FBI. FBI, 08 Sept. 2014. Web. 02 Dec. 2014.
This source provides the annual crime report for violent crimes across America for 2013 and compares it to those from previous years. An estimated total of 1,163,146 violent crimes occurred during the year 2013, which “when considering 5- and 10-year trends, ... was 12.3 percent below the 2009 level and 14.5 percent below the 2004 level.”. Aggravated assaults accounted for 62.3% of all violent crimes recorded. Overall, violent crimes have seen a significant decrease each year since 2009, and possibly earlier.
“In the year 2013, an estimated total of 1,163,146 violent crimes occurred nationwide, a decrease of 4.4 percent from the 2012 estimate.”
“When considering 5- and 10-year trends, the 2013 estimated violent crime total was 12.3 percent below the 2009 level and 14.5 percent below the 2004 level.”
This source is credible due to the fact that it’s literally from the FBI website, directly from the FBI itself.
I will use this information along with sources detailing crime rates for other years and the availability of music programs by year to draw a conclusion based on whether or not there is a correlation.