Friday, September 27, 2013

The Benefits Of School Music Festivals

By Paulette Short


Musical performances are accepted globally as sources of entertainment and relaxation. Concerts designed to showcase musical talent are often used as the starting point for many careers. Institutions of learning have always accepted that this entertainment medium has a critical role in instruction and the development of young minds.The prevalence of school music festivals in educational institutions around the world indicate that educators and other interested stakeholders have bought into the idea that music has transformational powers and are willing to manipulate these powers to achieve their goals.

The motivating power of these concerts cannot be denied. They are often used to get students to bond together to achieve a particular aim, socialize or simply relax after an extended period of stressful academic life. Education stakeholders often refer to the fact that the educational institution prepares the child for the world. In this light they argue for the need for social events of this nature citing the fact that the children will need to socialize with others in the wider world.

Such events are also ideal means of revealing or discovering the hidden potential in many students. This potential, once discovered, can be sharpened and enhanced to allow for the overall development of the students. Many career musicians started with an initial performance at their place of learning. It also serves as an avenue for the teaching of valuable life lessons since the students learn to appreciate the effort of professional entertainers.

There are economical benefits too be derived from these events. Schools that successfully use them as fundraisers find their cash reserves bolstered after the profits have been realized. In these cases the facilities and resources of the institution are usually relied on heavily to make the event successful.

While there are many social benefits to be derived from these events there are financial benefits as well. Fund-raising is an activity that is synonymous with schools around the world. Educational institutions use fundraisers as a means of acquiring additional funds to support their budgets. Music-based concerts are often used for this purpose.

Events of this nature are often coordinated by stakeholders in the education sector such as students, teachers, parents and guardians and school administrators. Sometimes a team comprising members from each of these groups is responsible for putting on the event.Many school administrators maintain that it is these events that allow them to embark on a number of projects each academic year.

There are also benefits to be derived from competitions that often accompany events of this nature. Sometimes a competition is launched or established through festivals of this nature. The music department in schools typically enter the school's choir or instrumental group. Money or other types of prizes are often won this way.

School music festivals are undeniably a crucial part of any academic institution. This is why progressive schools around the world have adopted the events and made them a part of their curriculum. The results are evident in the rounded nature of the graduates of these institutions.




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