Advantage And Disadvantage Of Music

Some people think that music programs and playing instruments are useless, but there are many advantages of music programs that people often overlook or do not care enough to even try to understand. When I heard about how schools in other states wanted to take music programs out of their schools because they felt it was unimportant and a waste of time, I could not understand why anyone would want to do that or why anyone would think that way.

Whether one realizes it or not, taking away music programs can take away a person 's voice. Most people who are quiet have a different way of speaking, one of these ways being music. Music is a way of expressing yourself when you do not have the words to do so. Some people are too shy to tell other people how they feel, and others do not want to talk about what is happening in their lives because it is personal; this is where music comes into the picture. People can say what they need to say by playing a piece or creating one of their own. Sometimes the sounds they create tell us much more than words could ever say.

Music can be used to speak to more than just a friend, but to anyone in any country; it is its own language. If i would meet with someone who was from China, and he or she did not speak a word of English, nor I of Chinese, someone could put the same piece of music in front of us. If we played the

In order to read music, one must know how to count the proper way and figure out what letter the note is so he or she will know where to play it. This is all to be done while staying on rhythm and moving his or her hands in the proper way. It requires a certain coordination and concentration that can only be gained from practice; most people cannot just look at a piece of sheet music and start playing it, one has to first gain the knowledge required to know how to play the piece