Music is a universal language, anyone can learn how to read
and play music no matter what language you speak. In schools these days, music
education is being cut left and right. There are many problems because of this,
children are losing creativity, memory, and learning skills because they are
not able to learn music. Learning music is completely comparable to learning a
foreign language in many ways. So why is music education being cut lately? And
why is music education so important?
Memorization is a huge part of leaning any foreign language.
Anyone who has taken a foreign language class will remember the many hundreds
of flash cards that were required to learn words and phrases and colors.
Learning music requires the same type of memorization. You will be doing the
same thing over and over again until you are able to do it and remember it
without any problems. The fact is, children who do practice music education
have better memorization skills than those who don’t, which is what can help
learning and progressing with a foreign language.
Music is an exercise of the mind. Learning music is
comparable to learning a foreign language in so many ways. Because the purpose
of learning music is to remember it for the rest of your life, much like
learning a second language. With music it starts out slow, learning the basics
and understanding the fundamentals of music, then you eventually start to learn
the harder parts and structure of music. Eventually you begin to become fluent
and learn small bits of songs and start to be able to play them faster and with
more accuracy.
