For many years, the cries of disgruntled teachers have filled the meeting rooms of education officials, begging for money to be channeled to their respective departments . The rationale behind most funding choices is that the classes that matter most to student development are the ones that receive the most money. By this logic, core math, science, English, and social studies courses, courses aimed at promoting physical well-being, and courses considered more academic are those that require the most money. However, classes that do not fall into these categories can be just as ideal for additional student growth at school. A large and ever-growing body of research indicates that comprehensive school music instruction, delivered by well-trained educators, can improve even the brightest and brightest students in incredibly positive ways. The Columbus, Ga. Board of Education should dedicate more of its funds to music lessons because music education helps students improve academic performance, prepares them for the challenges of the 21st workplace century and supports healthy social development. music education might argue that it is a distraction to other classrooms or simply too difficult to understand (Pitts 2). Parents and teachers say courses such as music, drama and other arts harm students' learning experience in courses that are socially considered more worthy of the student's brain power. However, students do as much work in these courses as in an academic elective, and even less, if they do not have the necessary materials to work outside of class. Arts classes are often conducted in groups (choir or band) or require expensive lessons...... middle of paper ...... specifically designed for "memory", but the parts that help students to learn new languages ​​(Shuler 9 ). Students with a background in music have developed their natural abilities to learn and understand languages. However, there is more to language than actual speaking and grammatical ability. Music students are more proficient in communication in general as well as more verbose and eloquent (Peterson 207). Students also learn the fundamental sciences of sound and pitch as well as math skills in reading graphs, fractions, and shape recognition. The brain's ability to connect certain songs and information translates to the brain's ability to make connections in other aspects of a student's studies. Overall, the efforts that children put into music during their development greatly affect them for the rest of their school careers as well as their professional careers...