Hypothesis and Argument of Fact

With my topic I am clearing up the misconception of the cost of keeping music in public schools, (K-12). It is a big assumption that is waved in front of the public every time this issue comes about.

I am also going to provide information drawing appeal to music even more.

(Brain differentiation/healing factor) 

This new information is just an appeal but it is fact. Studies have shown the miracles of music making it almost a necessity more than an extracurricular activity.

Charts, graphs, and my sources will back up my new information.

I still need or would like to have more stats and numbers on school cuts as well as the benefits of music (health wise). That way I don't only have ethos with my audience, but logos as well.

 

About my sources

Works Cited (5) 3-Traditional Listed below

 

Ball, Philip. The Music Instinct: How Music Works and Why We can’t do Without it. Oxford; New-York: Oxford University press, 2010. (Book)

 In this source I found that musical students like me are also on the same page of keeping music and music's importance in schools as well as society.

 

 Weidensee, Victor J. Instrumental Music in Public Schools: Organization and administration/ Boston: Crescendo Pub.CO., (1969) (Book)

 This source is practically the backbone of music programs in public schools. It discusses the structure and benefits of having music in schools.

 

 Major, Marci L. How They Decide: A Case Study Examining the Decision-Making Process for Keeping or Cutting Music in K-12 Public School Districts. Journal of Research in Music Education. April 2013. (Article)

 This source in one of my favorite due to the fact it has so much information. In this source it comes down to the school's wealth. Some schools can't afford to lose music because it racks in money. Some schools are big on sports and feel music is a waste. In this article it discusses how these schools actually determine whether or not music is valid and I find it fascinating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My experience

Looking at finding sources you have easy tasks as well as hard. I figured out there were dozens of sources that were reliable and useful, but I also found many that were non-reliable and pointless.

I learned that when using an online source you have to be careful about what type of site it originates from. Many of the .com online sites can be altered and are falsified unlike the .edu and .org sites. You want to make sure when gathering sources those sources can be found again. By that I mean gather all of the information, (date, author, publisher, and title). After gathering my sources I discovered that I still have many questions unanswered.

I need to give my readers and or audience a larger scale to view things. Including information that makes my topic more appealing is a good start. Also, digging deeper within my topic and finding more information will give it ethos. My main goal is to appeal to the audience and get them to believe.