阅读理解。Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasmer

　　阅读理解。 Whenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsare

　　unavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitis

　　viewedasmereentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority（优先）.Thisviewisshortsighted.

　　Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.

　　Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheir

　　thinkingandvaluesandthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.Rockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurely

　　asdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedinto

　　theirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesour

　　characterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.

　　Musicprovidesakindofperception（感知）thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecan

　　explainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploretheemotivemeaningofthesamephenomenon.We

　　needeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:No

　　onewaycangetitall.

　　Theartsareformsofthoughtsaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientific

　　symbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings“talk”toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilization

　　throughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriosities,ourdiscoveries,ourhopes.Theartsarewayswegive

　　formtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildren

　　accesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthemthemeanings

　　thatmusicexpresses.

　　Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Theartsdo.Musicisanimportant

　　wayweexpresshumansuffering,celebration,themeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.Somusic

　　education isfarmorenecessarythanpeopleseemtorealize.1.Accord