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<blockquote data-quote="ECoastFrog" data-source="post: 2950467" data-attributes="member: 71822"><p>It has been proven that children who study music do better in math and reading, than those who don't study music. Moreover, musical organizations (and also sports) give kids a sense of belonging and community. This is really important in a child's development for a long list of reasons.</p><p></p><p>But back to racism and the arts.... If we lift up the histories of European origins while neglecting the histories of non-european origins, then we are implying that one history is important and meaningful, and the other is not. That is ultimately racist. </p><p></p><p>Your personal history influences many of the artistic expressions that are evocative for you. For example, if you're from TX, you might love country music- it really speaks to you. Then you move to NYC and good luck finding significant exposure to country music. The culture in NYC is different than Fort Worth, and that is clearly reflected in the local art. Does that make NYC better or worse than Fort Worth? All jokes aside, it does not. </p><p></p><p>But if we SAY that Fort Worth culture is better than NYC culture, and teach that as a fact in our schools and universities, then we denigrate NYC. And we miss the opportunity to learn from many NYC people who are often 1st generation immigrants from many different cultures. Passing judgement on them without knowing them or learning from them, is racist. </p><p></p><p>As Mark Twain wrote in The Innocents Abroad, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts." What does travel do for us? It exposes us to other cultures, of which art is an important and prominent component.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ECoastFrog, post: 2950467, member: 71822"] It has been proven that children who study music do better in math and reading, than those who don't study music. Moreover, musical organizations (and also sports) give kids a sense of belonging and community. This is really important in a child's development for a long list of reasons. But back to racism and the arts.... If we lift up the histories of European origins while neglecting the histories of non-european origins, then we are implying that one history is important and meaningful, and the other is not. That is ultimately racist. Your personal history influences many of the artistic expressions that are evocative for you. For example, if you're from TX, you might love country music- it really speaks to you. Then you move to NYC and good luck finding significant exposure to country music. The culture in NYC is different than Fort Worth, and that is clearly reflected in the local art. Does that make NYC better or worse than Fort Worth? All jokes aside, it does not. But if we SAY that Fort Worth culture is better than NYC culture, and teach that as a fact in our schools and universities, then we denigrate NYC. And we miss the opportunity to learn from many NYC people who are often 1st generation immigrants from many different cultures. Passing judgement on them without knowing them or learning from them, is racist. As Mark Twain wrote in The Innocents Abroad, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts." What does travel do for us? It exposes us to other cultures, of which art is an important and prominent component. [/QUOTE]
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