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Moriah Kerstetter
English 101-14
9 October 2020
Cast of Characters
Anthony (Tony) Mackay is chief executive and chair of the Australian institute
Dr. Ken Petress taught communication at UMPI University and is focusing in this
Setting
Schoolboard meeting
Anthony (walking in and sitting down): Hello everyone. How are you doing today?
Anthony: Thank you both for being here today. Let’s go around the table and introduce each
other. My name is Anthony Mackay, and I am the chief executive chair of the Australian institute
Ken: My name is Ken Petress, and I teach communication at UMPI University in Maine.
Anthony: Alright well I invited you guys here today to discuss the importance of music
Ken (sipping his coffee): Music Education “is important physically, emotionally, intellectually,
Anothony: Right. I think music is important and can make a huge impact on a person’s life. In
schools, teachers are not teaching music education to the fullest extent because they don’t have
the education when really, it’s an important part of education a child needs to learn.
Janell: It also motivates students, and the lyrics challenge their reading comprehension. Not to
mention they enjoy listening and singing along. These, as well as a lot more, are the reasons we
Anthony: Yeah. Back in the old days, the government put less money into the arts in general and
Ken: But throughout the last fifty years, the arts became more popular and the authorities learned
that they are each important in their own way. And now that they finally have music educators;
parents, teachers, administrators, and the public need to push to keep it that way.
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Anthony: Yes Ken. Music is important in everyone’s lives and lots of different songs have lots
different meanings to different people and that brings me to my next question. How might one
Janell: (nibbling on a donut) In the conclusion of a scientific study, “popular music is known to
improve students’ attitudes toward history and subject matter knowledge.” (“Eady”) Even rap
provides an education and motivation in a student. Rap is very popular to kids these days as it
Ken: Particularly popular music, but music in general not only provides knowledge, but it
Anthony: That’s amazing Ken and I totally agree with you. Does anyone have any questions
Anthony: Alright well thank you, guys, for coming and discussing this topic with me and I’m
sure we could go on for hours, but we need to wrap it up and continue our school day.
Ken: Thank you for having us and it was great to explore this topic together.
Works Cited
Eady, Isreal, and Janell D. Wilson. "The influence of music on core learning." Education, vol.
https://library.limestone.edu:2784/apps/doc/A127013750/OVIC?
"Music education is instrumental, but neglected." Age [Melbourne, Australia], 29 Apr. 2019, p.
https://library.limestone.edu:2784/apps/doc/A583775297/OVIC?
Petress, Ken. "The importance of music education." Education, vol. 126, no. 1, 2005, p. 112+.
https://library.limestone.edu:2784/apps/doc/A136846797/OVIC?