Music Articles

Music Training Sharpens Brain Pathways, Studies Say

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/11/25/13music.h33.html

5 Reasons Why Music Classes Are the Best Test Prep for Your Kids

http://dadsroundtable.com/other/teaching-and-education/2014/03/5-reasons-why-music-classes-are-the-best-test-prep/

New Evidence of Mental Benefits from Musical Training

http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/new-evidence-brain-benefits-music-training-83761

What Everybody Ought to Know about Band

http://www.amparents.org/what-everybody-ought-to-know-about-band/

Two Million Reasons Why Band Kids Are So Responsible

http://www.amparents.org/have-you-ever-considered/

Why I'd Spend a Lot More Time Practicing Scales if I Could Do It All Over Again

http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/why-id-be-a-lot-more-diligent-about-practicing-scales-if-i-could-do-it-all-over-again/

Unpacking the Science: How Playing Music Changes the Learning Brain

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/22/unpacking-the-science-how-playing-music-changes-the-learning-brain/

How Music Education Powers the STEAM Movement

http://neatoday.org/2014/07/16/how-music-education-powers-the-steam-movement/

Musicians are Probably Smarter Than the Rest of Us

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/20/music-intelligence_n_904124.html?utm_content=buffer4085f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Music Education Starts Early with Parents as Key Partners

http://m.toledoblade.com/Education/2014/07/13/Music-education-starts-early-with-parents-as-key-partners.html

The Benefits of Music Education

http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/advocacy/benefits/

Using Music to Close the Academic Gap

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/10/using-music-to-close-the-academic-gap/280362/

The Importance of Music Education in Schools

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/31/music.education.cake.difiore/

Twelve Benefits of Music Education

http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/twelve-benefits-of-music-education/

Music Education and Childhood Brain Development

http://www.eduguide.org/article/music-education-and-childhood-brain-development

Why Does Music Make Us Feel?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-music-make-us-fe/

Lessons from My Band Director

http://theodysseyonline.com/una/lessons-from-band-director/171441

8 Surprising Ways Music Affects and Benefits Our Brains

http://blog.bufferapp.com/music-and-the-brain

Art Is Vital

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/06/why-kids-need-arts-in-education/373640/

Arts: The Full Value of Music Education

http://www.wacotrib.com/entertainment/accesswaco/david_a_smith/arts-the-full-value-of-music-education/article_f5c69504-3f77-5fa3-afbe-4b6afb2944d3.html?mode=jqm

Music Changes the Way You Think

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/music-changes-the-way-you-think/

Musical Training Increases Blood Flow to the Left Side of the Brain

http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/6950/20140508/musical-training-increases-blood-flow-left-side-brain.htm

What Is Music and the Arts' Place in the Real Mission of Our Education System?

http://www.musicparentsguide.com/2015/10/20/what-is-music-and-the-arts-place-in-the-real-mission-of-our-education-system/

The Value of Music

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-ehnes/the-value-of-music_b_5172271.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

The Best Extra-Curricular Activity at Most High Schools Is Band, Particularly Marching Band

http://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/03/column_beating_the_drum_for_ma.html

18 Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument

http://www.effectivemusicteaching.com/articles/directors/18-benefits-of-playing-a-musical-instrument/

Can Music Improve Athletic Performance?

http://www.innovauni.com/can-music-improve-athletic-performance/

How Brains See Music as Language

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/02/how-brains-see-music-as-language/283936/?utm_content=buffer3ca92&utm_source=facebook.com

Educators Say that High School Band Students Have the Advantage in Several Ways

http://www.theledger.com/article/20130803/news/130809754

What Percentage of Students are "Meant" to Be Playing a Musical Instrument in School?

http://www.musicparentsguide.com/2015/10/31/what-percentage-of-students-are-meant-to-be-playing-a-musical-instrument-in-school/

Why Extra Curricular Activities Aren't Extra

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/29/why-extra-curricular-activities-are-not-extra/

3 Things Parents Must Tell Their Kids When They Start a Musical Instrument

http://www.musicparentsguide.com/2015/03/10/3-things-parents-must-tell-their-children-when-they-begin-a-musical-instrument/

Ten Reasons Why People Who Learn Music Are More Likely to Be Successful

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/10-reasons-why-people-who-learn-music-are-more-likely-successful.html

Music Education Improves Students' Academic Performance, but Active Participation Is Required

http://www.medicaldaily.com/music-education-improves-students-academic-performance-active-participation-required-314508

Why Music Majors Make Some of the Best Entrepreneurs

http://www.fastcompany.com/3037958/why-music-majors-make-some-of-the-best-entrepreneurs?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=colead-daily-newsletter-featured&position=2&partner=newsletter&campaign_date=11042014

Why Musicians Are Better Multitaskers

http://theweek.com/articles/442813/why-musicians-are-better-multitaskers

Study: Two Years of Music Education Improves Reading, Speech

http://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/study-two-years-of-music-education-improves-reading-speech/

Study: Music Really Does Make Kids Smarter

http://www.worldmag.com/mobile/article.php?id=31447

Even a Few Years of Music Training Benefits the Brain

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/even-a-few-years-of-music-training-benefits-the-brain/

Musicians Are Probably Smarter Than the Rest of Us

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/20/music-intelligence_n_904124.html

My View: Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Music Class

http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/20/my-view-everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-in-music-class/

\http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/02/op-ed_music_in_the_schools_teaches_lifelong_lessons.html

Why Your Teen Should Join Marching Band

http://alphamom.com/parenting/big-kid/why-your-teen-should-join-school-marching-band/

10+ Values Marching Band Students Learn

http://www.virtualmusicoffice.com/10-values-marching-band-students-learn/

Is Music the Key to Success?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/opinion/sunday/is-music-the-key-to-success.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

New Evidence Links Music Education, Higher Test Scores

http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/new-evidence-links-music-education-higher-test-scores-64980

How Music Technology Can Boost Student Skills

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/08/15/music-technology-boosts-student-learning-skills/?ps=267783-0013000000j0uID-0033000000qi0AU

Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hearing-the-music-honing/

A Very Cool Look at High School marching Bands

http://www.charlesapple.com/2013/09/this-one-time-at-band-camp/

10 Fastest Growing Jobs in the USA

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/02/10-fastest-growing-jobs-in-usa/2750169/

Children's Ability to Follow a Beat May Impact Reading, Language Skills

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/09/18/childrens-ability-to-follow-beat-may-impact-reading-language-skills.html