Music needs to remain in schools


Music is a safe and fluid way to express, manage and control your emotions. Through singing, playing an instrument or even just listening to a certain song, your day can start off great or turn into a great day.

There's something in the melody, harmony and many other tiny but important aspects in music that make it so complex and beautiful to listen to. It's even more amazing learning every aspect and every detail involved in music.

I am involved in my church choir and my school choir. My church choir gave me a great start in learning music and its basics. Then inside my school choir I've learned the more complex side of music.

Getting to my point, music is such a wonderful thing to learn, but sadly some students can't learn music inside of school. The economy is tough; we all understand that. We also understand that cuts are going to have to be made in schools. Music is one of them.

Since some administrators don't see music as something "progressive," they decide to cut the music program to gain a little bit of money for the school. Yet little do they know how helpful music truly is and has become for many students.

According to Olivia Houck's Preparatory High School, 88 percent of Americans believe that participation in music helps teach children discipline. I speak from experience. It truly does help in discipline, and discipline is a major problem in schools these days.

Joshua Lopez is a student at North Davidson High School.


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