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“The things I learned from my experience in music in school are discipline, perseverance, dependability, composure, courage and pride in results. . . Not a bad preparation for the workforce!”
– Gregory Anrig – President, Educational Testing Service
New Studies Link the Arts to Crucial Cognitive Skills
What happens to our brains ‘on art’? New studies—often backed by brain imaging technology—are beginning to dial in on the answer
Jack Stamp - Why Music Matters
Jack Stamp giving one of the best examples of exactly why music education is so important and belongs in our schools.
Anita Collins - How playing an instrument benefits your brain
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.
“The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation’s purpose – and is a test to the quality of a nation’s civilization.”
– John F. Kennedy
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