Do you think sacred music should be allowed in the schools? Why or why not?
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No, I think it gets pretty complicated. If you have sacred music from one religion, you'd have to have sacred music from all of tem.
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I went to a school where we learned to sing in Chinese, Spanish, Russian and English but I honestly forgot most of the songs anyway. There were no Russian students and not many Spanish students in the class but the teacher decided to teach us none the less. Maybe because we were so young, it never caused any bit of conflict. I do agree that teaching one type of sacred music opens the doors for request to teaching any other type of sacred music but is that a bad thing??? I think that sacred music if taught as an elective, just like sacred art, is not an offensive thing but if it is being taught to young children it might become an issue with there parents if it violates there customs or religion.
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I think all schools should require a level of multicultural understanding from their students as well as a level of bilingualism which will in the end be of great benefit to the nation as a whole. Beyond that I think it should be optional but one would argue if you teach one language you must teach all of them, and if you teach one religion you must teach all of them and same with sacred music. I doubt this is an issue in Private schools, and in public schools they should teach what is relevant to the near by student populations.
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Music (especially choral music) began in religious institutions, so especially in choral music, it's nearly impossible to separate. In early synagogues and cathedrals, without microphones, it was impossible for more than a few people to hear the sermons/lessons/etc. because the voice didn't carry. So instead, the lessons were sung or chanted because song carried through the space. This evolved into more complicated choral music, but still, a good part of it is religious. As long as it's approached delicately, with no distaste or preference given to any one religion, I think it's perfectly acceptable.
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If it has achieved the status of classic or classical, then yes. Schools aren't about narrowing one's exposure to the world, it's about expanding it.
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I think it should be allowed in school, but I don't think the school should force any "sacred" things on their students.
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