Music Makes You Smarter. It's a Fact. The College Entrance Examination Board found that students in music appreciation scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points high on math than students with no arts participation.
"COLLEGE-BOUND SENIORS NATIONAL REPORT: PROFILE OF SAT PROGRAM TEST TAKERS," PRINCETON, NJ: THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD, 2001.
A study of 237 second grade children used piano keyboard training and newly designed math software to demonstrate improvement in math skills. The keyboard group scored 27% higher on proportional math and fractions tests than children that used only the math software.
"ENHANCED LEARNING OF MATH THROUGH MUSIC AND SPATIAL-TEMPORAL TRAINING." NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH 21 (MARCH 1999).
Young children who received a year of musical training showed brain changes and superior memory compared with children who did not receive the instruction.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, SEPT. 2006.
A study examined the influence of music education on non-musical abilities, the effects on music lessons on academic performance, and cognitive abilities. The study revealed that students who participated in music lessons showed statistically higher intelligence quotients.
SCHELLENBERG, G. MUSIC LESSONS ENHANCE IQ, PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE VOL. 15 NO. 8 2004.
A University of California (Irvine) study showed that after eight months of keyboard lessons, preschoolers showed a 46% boost in their spatial reasoning IQ.
RAUSCHER, SHAW, LEVINE, KY AND WRIGHT, "MUSIC AND SPATIAL TASK PERFORMANCE: A CASUAL RELATIONSHIP," UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, 1994.
The nation's top business executives agree that fine arts education programs can help repair weaknesses in American education and better prepare workers for the 21st century.
THE CHANGING WORKPLACES IS CHANGING OUR VIEW OF EDUCATION. BUSINESS WEEK, OCTOBER 1996
"COLLEGE-BOUND SENIORS NATIONAL REPORT: PROFILE OF SAT PROGRAM TEST TAKERS," PRINCETON, NJ: THE COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION BOARD, 2001.
A study of 237 second grade children used piano keyboard training and newly designed math software to demonstrate improvement in math skills. The keyboard group scored 27% higher on proportional math and fractions tests than children that used only the math software.
"ENHANCED LEARNING OF MATH THROUGH MUSIC AND SPATIAL-TEMPORAL TRAINING." NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH 21 (MARCH 1999).
Young children who received a year of musical training showed brain changes and superior memory compared with children who did not receive the instruction.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, SEPT. 2006.
A study examined the influence of music education on non-musical abilities, the effects on music lessons on academic performance, and cognitive abilities. The study revealed that students who participated in music lessons showed statistically higher intelligence quotients.
SCHELLENBERG, G. MUSIC LESSONS ENHANCE IQ, PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE VOL. 15 NO. 8 2004.
A University of California (Irvine) study showed that after eight months of keyboard lessons, preschoolers showed a 46% boost in their spatial reasoning IQ.
RAUSCHER, SHAW, LEVINE, KY AND WRIGHT, "MUSIC AND SPATIAL TASK PERFORMANCE: A CASUAL RELATIONSHIP," UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, 1994.
The nation's top business executives agree that fine arts education programs can help repair weaknesses in American education and better prepare workers for the 21st century.
THE CHANGING WORKPLACES IS CHANGING OUR VIEW OF EDUCATION. BUSINESS WEEK, OCTOBER 1996