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Is Music Education Worthwhile?
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Here are a few music educatin quotes and facts…
1. A ten-year study indicates that students who study music achieve higher test scores, regardless of socioeconomic background.
- Dr. James Catterall, UCLA.
2. College admissions officers continue to cite participation in music as an important factor in making admissions decisions. They claim that music participation demonstrates time management, creativity, expression, and open-mindedness.
- Carl Hartman, “Arts May Improve Students’ Grades,†The Associated Press, October, 1999.
3. Two research projects have found that music training – specifically piano instruction – can dramatically enhance children’s spatial-temporal reasoning skills, the skills crucial for greater success in subjects like math and science.
Shaw, Grazianow, and Peterson, Neurological Research, March 1999
4. Ninety-two (92) percent of people who play an instrument say they were glad they learned
to do so, according to a 2000 Gallup Poll.
- Gallup Poll Shows Strong Support for Putting Music in Every School’s Curriculum, Giles Communications,2000.
5. The scores of elementary instrumental music students on standardized math tests increased
with each year they participated in the instrumental program.
- “Music Training Helps Underachievers,†Nature, May 26, 1996.
I could go on and on…but I’d rather go make a little music!