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Originally Posted by dyna mo
That's what I'm saying, I don't see the practicality of it but I do see how learning a language expands the mind, which led me to think learning music and an instrument would be a fantastic way to accomplish that and *maybe* have more universal benefit. I understand that playing guitar won't get me on the right bus in Amsterdam!  |
Unfortunately music & the arts in general are being gutted right now in the American school system. Now it's just about teaching students to perform well on the standardized tests at the cost of most else, so the various school districts can get a leg up fighting for the budget crumbs. Like I said earlier, I think in a generation or two we're gonna see the large-scale results of this, and it won't be pretty.