Sometimes it seems like every year, public schools have to cut more of their budgets. Teachers and aides lose their jobs, class sizes increase, and great programs go bye-bye. Usually that means arts and music education, because they're not seen as "academic" programs that give students more practical knowledge or help them score better on standardized tests.
Do you agree?
We don't! There are, like, countless reasons why the arts are a key element to anyone's education! Each of those reasons is a person who has learned something about the world -- or themselves -- through music.
If you feel, as we do, that it's important to "save the music!", here's a way to get your voice heard. DoSomething.org has launched a campaign called "Battle of the Bands" and there's still time (until April 16) to create an entry. All you have to do is create a video of your band, glee club, orchestra, or any other musical performance (that could mean you and your BFF's singing in your bedroom with hairbrushes for microphones), and in your video, talk about why music education is important to you. Then upload it, share it, ask people to rate it, then submit your results to possibly win prizes and have your video be presented to members of Congress.
Visit the Battle of the Bands website for more info, videos featuring celebs speaking out about music education, and to see a gallery of videos submitted so far. Here's one of our faves:
Do you agree?
We don't! There are, like, countless reasons why the arts are a key element to anyone's education! Each of those reasons is a person who has learned something about the world -- or themselves -- through music.
If you feel, as we do, that it's important to "save the music!", here's a way to get your voice heard. DoSomething.org has launched a campaign called "Battle of the Bands" and there's still time (until April 16) to create an entry. All you have to do is create a video of your band, glee club, orchestra, or any other musical performance (that could mean you and your BFF's singing in your bedroom with hairbrushes for microphones), and in your video, talk about why music education is important to you. Then upload it, share it, ask people to rate it, then submit your results to possibly win prizes and have your video be presented to members of Congress.
Visit the Battle of the Bands website for more info, videos featuring celebs speaking out about music education, and to see a gallery of videos submitted so far. Here's one of our faves:
