Topic > Stop Defending Music Education by Peter Green - 755

The way this article is organized is crucial to the overall effect it intends to have on its audience. He uses the above points to support the next part of his argument, pointing out that music does a lot for the listener and can do a lot more for the artist who creates it. He also provides a personal account to consolidate and exemplify the argument he is making. I feel like this is a vital piece to the whole. He uses pathos to support his ethics. Readers are more likely to absorb the ideas and opinions of his piece because of its effective and demonstrative pathos. He intelligently describes a fascination with how tools work, and does so with a childlike wonder. His words masterfully captivate the reader and he elevates his feelings about music with words alongside his appreciation of physical art. This causes the audience to sympathize with his argument. Greene tactfully contrasts sports and music in this article. It talks about the competitiveness of all sports and how both teams can do their best, but only one comes out on top. In music, he argues that everyone wins and that it's the opposite of a zero-sum game. To quell possible objections, he points out that the growth of music competitions has led many programs to forget that music is about unity. Even if I don't feel it completely