THE ROLE OF MUSIC IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
"It is widely believed that a truly “whole” person is one whose intellectual and emotional responses are normally developed; yet our patterns in education tend to stress the intellectual and ignore the emotional. Te arts, because of their emotional demands, make for. stronger bond between persons who can share in the art experience. This is especially so of music which has a long been termed the universal tongue. It is a form of communication in which every human being can participate. Many studies have shown that it is not by accident that we find minimal behaviour problems among the students who are involved with music study. It is now believed that the child who becomes involved in expressing himself/herself through the media of music takes on new dimensions in his or her psychological, behavioural and sociological relationships. It is this paper, we shall draw upon the experiences of music educationists from various countries, and as a consequence, it is reaffirmed that for a holistic and balanced development of students personalities music study should be mandatory in school curricula."