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Studying a musical instrument has many life-long benefits:

Increases Memory Skills
Teaches Perseverance
Improves Self Esteem and Confidence through performance
Improves Coordination and Spacial Abilities
Teaches Patience, Responsibility, and Self-Discipline
Exposes students to History and Culture
Improves Math, Reading, and Comprehension Skills
Develops Teamwork and Leadership skills
Improves Listening and Communication Skills
Improves Social Skills
Provides an outlet for Self-Expression

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Statistics show that….

“Students with course work experience in music performance scored 89 points higher on the SAT tests than students with no coursework in the arts.”

Music students out-perform non-music students on achievement tests in reading and math. Skills such as reading, anticipating, memory, listening, forecasting, recall, and concentration are developed in musical performance, and these skills are valuable to students in math, reading, and science.

B. Friedman, “An Evaluation of the Achievement in Reading and Arithmetic of Pupils in Elementary School Instrumental Music Classes,” Dissertation Abstracts International.

In an analysis of U.S. Department of Education data on more than 25,000 secondary school students, researchers found that students who report consistent high levels of involvement in instrumental music over the middle and high school years show "significantly higher levels of mathematics proficiency by grade 12." This observation holds true regardless of students' socio-economic status. Differences in those who are involved with instrumental music vs. those who are not is more significant over time.

Catterall, James S., Richard Chapleau, and John Iwanaga. "Involvement in the Arts and Human Development: General Involvement and Intensive Involvement in Music and Theater Arts." Los Angeles, CA: The Imagination Project at UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, 1999.

Students with coursework/experience in music performance scored higher on the SAT: students in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math, than did students with no arts participation.

College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers. Princeton, NJ: The College Entrance Examination Board, 2001.

The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania School District analyzed its 1997 dropout rate in terms of students’ musical experience. Students with no ensemble performance experience had a dropout rate of 7.4 percent. Students with one to two years of ensemble experience had a dropout rate of 1 percent, and those with three or more years of performance experience had a dropout rate of 0 percent.

Eleanor Chute, “Music and Art Lessons Do More Than Complement Three R’s,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 1998.

Students with band and orchestra experience attend college at a rate twice the national average.

Bands Across the USA.

Statistics retrieved from bepartofthemusic.org

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