In recent times, it has been normal for teachers to educate their students about performing music. In my view, music education could have both positive and negative consequences in equal measure.
Seen in a positive light, music performance can enhance cognitive and academic skills. From a psychological perspective, according to the number of studies, music can improve brain functions such as memory, attention, and problem-solving. When students are involved in music, they often perform better in subjects like math and reading since music activates similar areas of the brain. Another glaring advantage of music is that it boosts emotional and social development. Once students play musical instruments, with their goupmates or in a band orchestra at school, it allows express themselves while preforming musical instruments or songs and help them deal with emotions, thus reducing their stress levels and strengthening their teamwork and cooperation skills. Were it not for music, student would experience stress and depression under their hectic lives.
Despite the benefits described above, music causes health problems like hearing impairments. If students listen to loud music or perform a song consistently, they may tend to loss their hearing abilities as well as their voice, thereby reducing their academic performance and productivity. This type of health issues can dramatically reduce their quality of life. Apart from engendering health problems, music also tends to result in performance anxiety and pressure. Once performed a song or music, students may feel stressed or anxious about performing in front of others or meeting high expectations in exams or competitions. This, in turn, often leads to be out of touch with others and become more withdrawn.
Although there are some benefits that music education-including enhanced cognitive and academic skills and boost their emotions and social developments- the problem it poses to health problems and performance anxiety are impossible to ignore.