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Yes, Music education should be top priority
Muisc education should be in public schools, but second to actual subjects
No, let any musical education be private.
Ummm why cant it be equal? If your going to have a class I think it should equal priority as everything else that is taught.
I had Music in Elementary and in Middle School... Elementary was just singing bull**** sing along songs.
Middle School was that only time I really remember ever having Music... and It consisted of watching Sound of Music and Amadeus, I remember things about the class vaguely... But I do remeber something really cool. Every class at the end for last 15mins we listened to music everyone brought in. I found out about alot of music that way. I was 12 at the time and it exposed me to alot of music I never heard of.
In High School there was just band... **** band.
If your going to going to have a class it should be the same priority as everything else.
I guess the real question is do kids gain anything from learning about music.... I would say yes, I remeber learning alot about history and the times based on the music of the period. And as kids I think music can give kids alot of understanding of the world that they might not understand, so it is good for them to be exposed to all types.
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