Reconceiving the Standards - Reimer

Britt Beil
MUSIC 23241
March 1, 2011

Reconceiving the Standards

               The article begins by showing just how limited the music curriculum is in schools even with the standards because time is so limited. Also, Reimer explains that music educators have successfully met the needs of the first two standards, but have been slightly slacking when it came to the others. Reimer also begins to describe how to bring more musicality into the schools; how to expand the general music programs; and describes the elective music program.

               In high school, my choir director, Mrs. Jane Page, was a very big proponent of musicality and creating musicality. She also believed that all people engaged in playing a musicianship role are musicians regardless of their age or experience, so the ensembles were always making music. Also in high school, my teacher always inspired a lot of diversity in many different musical aspects which is one of the statements Reimer makes about the general music programs.

               I agree with the statement that music education should attempt to help all people become immersed in the musical roles in their culture and other cultures. I also agree that there should be more focus on general music programs in all schools to help students further their education about music. Finally, I agree that performance itself, can't teach all of the standards. It is important for the standards to be implemented in as many ways as possible in all sorts of music programs.

Reimer, Bennett. (2004). Reconceiving the standards and the school program. Music Educators Journal, 91 (1), 33-37.