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Scientific Research Shows Scientific Research Shows Music Study Helps Young Music Study Helps Young Brains Develop...Brains Develop...

• Music is a basic building Music is a basic building block of intelligenceblock of intelligence

• Playing music develops Playing music develops critical neural connectionscritical neural connections

Benefits of Music Study...Benefits of Music Study...

• Improves Spatial ReasoningImproves Spatial Reasoning

• Improves Flexibility of ThoughtImproves Flexibility of Thought

• Builds Abstract Reasoning SkillsBuilds Abstract Reasoning Skills

• Develops Good Work HabitsDevelops Good Work Habits

Music Prepares Kids for Music Prepares Kids for Science & MathScience & Math

• Piano instruction improves Piano instruction improves math centers of the brainmath centers of the brain

• Preschoolers perform 34% Preschoolers perform 34% higher in spatial-temporal testshigher in spatial-temporal tests

Music Training Helps Music Training Helps Under-AchieversUnder-Achievers

• Music and visual arts training Music and visual arts training given to under-performing given to under-performing first graders first graders

• After 7 months art students After 7 months art students surpass peers in math tests surpass peers in math tests

• Marked improvement in Marked improvement in behavior and attitudebehavior and attitude

Music Helps Students Music Helps Students Grasp MathGrasp Math

• Eighth, quarter and half notes Eighth, quarter and half notes used to teach fractionsused to teach fractions

• Test group scored 100% better Test group scored 100% better in math skillin math skill

High School Music Makers’ High School Music Makers’ Test Scores HigherTest Scores Higher

• Dept. of Educ. tracked 25,000 Dept. of Educ. tracked 25,000 students over ten yearsstudents over ten years

• Music-making students Music-making students outperformed outperformed non-musical peers non-musical peers

• Results same for all Results same for all socio-economic groupssocio-economic groups

Music Students Score Higher Music Students Score Higher SATsSATs

• Average 57 points higher in verbalAverage 57 points higher in verbal

• Average 41 points higher in mathAverage 41 points higher in math

Music Students Enjoy Greater Music Students Enjoy Greater College SuccessCollege Success

• Music majors are better readersMusic majors are better readers

• Music majors are most successful Music majors are most successful med school applicantsmed school applicants

Student Musicians Less Likely Student Musicians Less Likely To Have Alcohol ProblemsTo Have Alcohol Problems

• Study of 362 college-age Study of 362 college-age students at University of Texasstudents at University of Texas

• Music-makers less likely to Music-makers less likely to abuse all substances abuse all substances

Music Making Develops The Music Making Develops The Brain in Many WaysBrain in Many Ways

• Better Math SkillsBetter Math Skills

• Better Reading SkillsBetter Reading Skills

• Better Social SkillsBetter Social Skills

What We SupportWhat We Support

• Music is a Music is a corecore subject subject

• It should be taught to all studentsIt should be taught to all students

• It should be taught in all gradesIt should be taught in all grades

Give Our Children the Give Our Children the Advantages of MusicAdvantages of Music

• Playing a musical instrument Playing a musical instrument can help our kids become better can help our kids become better students and better citizensstudents and better citizens

Learning Music Learning Music Can MakeCan Make

Kids Smarter Kids Smarter

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