the TMEA (Texas Music Educators Association) has a great amount of published articles of why the arts and music are great for schools!
arts_and_college_and_career_readiness.pdfmusicstudentsdontjust_learnnotes_2ver.pdfWashinton_Post_2013_Top_10_Skills_Children_Learn_from_the_Arts.pdfNational_SAT_Score_Comparison.pdfCreativity_in_21st_Century_Workforce_Prep.pdfLearning_Arts_Brain_Dana_Foundation.pdfCollegeBoardVoices_in_the_arts.pdfRCM_MusicEducationBenefits.pdf