music for little ones

[babybeenie2801]

Do you think it's fair that the primary schools should be missing out on music. I'm not 100% sure about p1-p7 but i know for a fact that the nurseries here dont have any kind of music at all. The teachers obviously do there best by teaching the kids songs but they dont actually have music lessons where they get a chance to sing or play along. I know this as I actually go round giving up my free time to four nurseries in Thurso and play music to the kids where they can sing jump make as musch noise as they like and its great fun but why dont the council help the kids out, i'm sure they can afford it they just dont want to.

[Highland lad]

Our Primary School has no Music or Art Teacher.

[Dadie]

In times of cutbacks the first to go are the music, arts and craft classes
Dont think we will see much of them in the next few years!

[viking]

Nursery school children in Caithness get lots of opportunities to sing and experiment with musical instruments. Read any HMIE report to see how it forms part of the curriculum. I'm not sure where you live but Music is very much part of Curriculum for Excellence.

[gollach]

Nursery school children in Caithness get lots of opportunities to sing and experiment with musical instruments. Read any HMIE report to see how it forms part of the curriculum. I'm not sure where you live but Music is very much part of Curriculum for Excellence.

Despite council attempts to remove funding for music.

[viking]

Nurseries have never had music specialists. Teachers are qualified to teach music and there are some very good resources available. (CD's etc) I know these don't come close to having an 'expert' but if you were at this year's Music Festival you would have seen the vast majority of performances used CD's and were just great. Next we'll be wanting yoga specialists, organic food, PE teachers. Live in the real world. The country is on its knees. I wonder how many people would like an increase in taxes to pay for this?

[babybeenie2801]

I see all your points i just dont think its fair, yes it only nursery rhymes but i've seen kids so excited due to the music sessions i help with its a shame they wont try to do more even hold a fundrasing event. with the school my kids are in there is NO music so when they go to the high school and suddenly they are handed guitars and drums they have no idea what to do with it but if they had the chance in primary school they could really do something i understand maths and english are important dont get me wrong thats why music and crafts get pushed aside but some kids really do benefit from it i just wish it could be different for them.

[Serenity]

What is your point? If you are going around giving help in your spare time then good for you. Personally I think the arts are needed in education for it to be well rounded but I would prefer more time spent on grammar, spelling and punctuation. Do you have some vendetta against full stops? And before anyone says it, I know my grammar is not that good. I am however trying to teach myself.
Also are they really handing pupils guitars and drums to play in high school? When I was at Ths not so long ago I was made to take music in first and second year. The point of this I don't know as, without fail, every lesson the teachers pets would get to play. This was especially bad on drums. I spent 2 years with the same person playing them every class for the full time. I would have loved a go. I did however get top grades for music without lifting a finger as our teacher told us the answers to tests.