Document Type
Poster
Session Format
Graduate Research Poster (pre-recorded oral presentation | virtual)
Location
Virtual
Publication Date
2024
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Tina Holmes-Davis
Start Date
27-3-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-3-2024 5:00 PM
Abstract
The main focus of this research is to provide strategies for raising awareness and promoting support for elementary music programs. This literature review seeks to empower music educators with specific strategies for gaining support for music education in a society where budget cuts are vast and the demand for improved test scores on standardized exams favors the increased attention to be placed on core subjects alone. Music education is proven to have many lasting benefits outside of music education alone. Key elements for creating and maintaining a successful program include; collaboration efforts, communication with stakeholders, community performances, highlighting the integration of interdisciplinary subjects, the power of perception, the importance of inclusivity, and sustainability for lasting impacts. The purpose of this research is to equip educators with tools to change the perspectives of stakeholders in the communities to support the arts in a way that leaves lasting and sustainable impacts not only on our students but our communities as a whole.
Keywords: music, music education, advocacy, music advocacy, music education perspectives, music programs, Inclusivity, Interdisciplinary subjects, music collaboration, consistency
Recommended Citation
Abril, C. R., & Gault, B. M. (2007). Perspectives on the Music Program: Opening Doors to the School Community. Music Educators Journal, 93(5), 32– 37. https://doi.org/10.1177/002743210709300514 Bowen, G. O., Miller, C. H., Hall, M. C., Wilson, G. V., Breach, W., & Smith, H. F. (1929). Gaining Community Support for the School Music Program. Music Supervisors’ Journal, 15(3), 9–90. https://doi.org/10.2307/3382942 Children’s Music Workshop. (2015, June 23). 1.3 million elementary school students don’t have access to music classes. https://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/advocacy/access/#:~:text=Yet%20bu dget%20cuts%20and%20program,access%20to%20a%20music%20class. Gerrity, K. W. (2009). No Child Left Behind: Determining the Impact of Policy on Music Education in Ohio. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 179, 79-93. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40319331 Major, M. L. (2013, April). How they decide: A case study examining the decision- making process for Keeping or Cutting Music in a K-12 Public School District. research.ebsco. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022429412474313
Comments
Music is a holistic approach to education. Constant communication, collaboration, and intentional inclusivity allow educators to raise awareness and promote lasting support for their programs. Further research could explore the greater influence of music education preservation through policy decisions made by lawmakers in specific districts or states.