Co-curricular activity versus academic achievement

     Extracurricular activity is needed? Academic achievement is needed as well? It is true that some students are ignoring the extracurricular activity to chase flying colors in academic lesson. However, be able to balance both are another sweet combo that we can kill two birds at a time. It is like a jack pot. 

     Marching band is a part of extracurricular too. Students are suggested to be not worried after reading this entry thoroughly. 

     It was proven by a research in an article from Fujita (2002) stated that music played an important roles in academic performance based on previous study that music had something to be done on children’s academic performance and thinking abilities. It was from Ponter (1999) cited in Fujita (2002) had claimed that “instrumental music training uniquely enhances the higher brain functions required for mathemathics, science and engineering. Mathematics and side reading on music notes are essential. Some calculations need to be done in music score sheets because the musicians have to play the music notes on tempo correctly. Additionally, there are a lot of sections of music instruments in a band, as they have to play a song together. Our brain requires a regular exercise if we want to calculate some mathematics functionally.

     It is not all about using mathematics only, but initially it starts from how we organize our time. Spare our time equally in academic time and music time. By having a proper schedule, then all we have to do is to follow it constantly and to be responsible towards the time. It will help us to fully utilize the time preciously.

     As to leave a sentence to reflect ourselves today, here is some proof from a research in a case study from Milley (1998) on students involved in band and orchestra scored in GPAs significantly higher than non-music students on SRA (Science Research Associates) language, maths and composite score even though they were fewer days absent. Therefore, music students reach higher academic levels in academic studies than non-music students (Kelstrom, 1998).