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Advantages Of School Music Festivals To Students

By Loraine Fitzmaurice


Music exposes children to the cultural richness of different countries. They are able to learn what other cultures do and learn to respect them. Every education level including high schools from different regions usually hold school music festivals every year to celebrate education and talents in music. Students are able to see various traditions expressed in form of songs.

People express their creativity through this form of art and with the various styles; periods and emotions are also expressed. Certain themes are usually chosen for every event held and performers should choose songs that fall in that theme. Other thing focused on is the type of song, for instance, jazz, polka, although they also look at the historical time they were sang. A common theme allows students to pick songs of same category to entertain people.

People may think this event only benefit listeners, but they forget students who are the performers gain something too. One is that they learn new songs that their schools could not teach them. The entire competition either done by a group of student or an individual allows the get skills that they could not get from their teachers.

The occasion also exposes children to musical instruments, choral arrangements and new styles. This promotes social, emotional and academic growth along with improving educational experience. Guardians and parents should encourage their children to try engaging in such activities to learn this important experience. They should avoid criticizing as a waste of time.

Children are also exposed to career opportunities when people get to see their talents. Popular musicians use such events to see young talented students and help them make money out of these talents. This is an easy way for students to get to this industry after completing their studies and show different talents they possess. It is through these talents that can help them have a successful life.

Schools and the event get money by selling different types of foods and musical instrument in commercial booths. Visitors get entertained with these items and buy them. As a result, sellers get profit that can help buy equipments to help students improve their talents. Prizes given during the occasion are sometimes meant to improve different talents pupils have.

School music festivals have also been proven to have positive impact on disabled children. They use rhythm of instruments to open up and communicate their feelings through singing and playing instruments. For this reason, such programs are also held in schools of children with disabilities and are bringing amazing impacts.




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