Music Advocacy- Music is good for you!
Music Makes You Smarter!
Many scientific studies have concluded that participating in the arts, including music, helps our brain form connections. Basically, music makes you smarter.
Articles:
Music Matters PDF (2018)
Band Class and the Teenage Brain - Classical MPR (2015)
7 Amazing Things Science Has Discovered About Music This Year So Far - Music.Mic (2015)
Inner-City Schools Find Music Programs Could Be Key To Happier, Harder-Working Students - Huffington Post (2015)
Music Makes You a Better Reader, Says Neuroscience - Good Magazine (2015)
Music lessons spur emotional growth and behavioral growth in children, new study says - The Washington Post (2015)
Science Just Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You - mic.com (2015)
This Is How Music Can Change Your Brain - Time (2014)
Hobbies for Kids with Real Psychological Benefits - Yahoo Parenting (2014)
A Musical Fix for American Schools - Research shows that music training boosts IQ, focus and persistence - The Wall Street Journal (2014)
Neuroscience Researchers Say Two-Year Study Shows Making Music Helps Sharpen Kids' Brainpower - The Republic (Columbus, IN) 2014
Study: Music Education Could Help Close The Achievement Gap Between Poor And Affluent Students - Huffington Post (2014)
18 Lessons Marching Band Teaches Our Kids: A Parent's Perspective - National Association of Music Parents
Study: Learning a Musical Instrument Boosts Language, Reading Skills - PBS (2014)
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain - TED Ed (2014)
How Playing Music Affects The Developing Brain - WBUR's Common Health (2014)
How Brains See Music as Language - The Atlantic (2014)
Science Shows How Piano Players' Brains Are Actually Different From Everybody Elses' - Music.Mic (2014)
New Evidence of Mental Benefits from Musical Training - Pacific Standard (2014)
Brain Imaging Shows Enhanced Executive Brain Function in People with Musical Training - Science Daily/Boston Children's Hospital (2014)
Why Everyone Should Learn To Play A Musical Instrument - MindBodyGreen (2014)
Risk is in Not Supporting Youth Music Education - Appleton Post-Crescent (2014)
Why Music Education Actually Matters - Trust Me I'm A Scientist (2014)
Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Music Class - CNN (2013)
Music Graduates Are More Employable Than You May Think - The Guardian (2013)
New Evidence Links Music Education, Higher Test Scores - Pacific Standard (2013)
How Music Could Make You a Rocket Scientist - ABC World News (2013)
Musicians Spot Mistakes More Quickly and More Accurately than Non-Musicians - The Independent (2013)
Educators Say High School Band Students Have Advantages in Several Ways - The Ledger (2013)
Is Music the Key to Success? - New York Times (2013)
Long-Term Benefits of Music Lessons - New York Times (2013)
Is Playing a Musical Instrument Good for Your Health? - Live Science (2013)
Drumroll, Please: How Band Camp Pays Off Later in Life - TIME (2013)
Older Adults Benefit from Music Training Early in Life - Journal of Neuroscience (2013)
Why Music? The Many Benefits of Music Education - Univ. of Flordia
A Few Years of Music Training Benefits the Brain - Scientific American (2012)
Researchers Find Link Between Music and Academic Performance - Nashville Public Schools (2012)
Music Education Can Help Children Improve Reading Skills - Science Daily (2009)
The Impact of Music on Childhood and Adolescent Achievement - Social Science Quarterly (2009)
Adolescents Involved With Music Do Better In School - Science Daily (2009)
A Complete Argument for Music Education - Broader Minded/National Association for Music Education
Twelve Benefits of Music Education - Children's Music Workshop
Two Million Reasons Marching Band Kids Are So Responsible - National Association of Music Parents
more to come...
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