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Why Music?
A rising tide of research links music making to childhood brain development...
Second Graders Do Sixth Grade Math
Second-grade students who were given four months of piano keyboard training, as well as time using math puzzle software, scored 27% higher on proportional math and fractions tests than children who received no special instruction. They were also able to solve proportional math problems at a sixth grade level.
Keeping Mozart in Mind
Academic Press
Music Makes the Brain Grow
Childhood music lessons actually enlarge portions of the brain. German researchers found that the brain area used to analyze musical pitch is an average 25% larger in musicians. The younger the child when musical training begins, the larger the area.
Nature
April 23, 1998
Rhythm Students Learn Fractions Better
After learning eighth, quarter, half and whole notes, second and third graders scored 100% higher than their peers who were taught fractions using traditional methods.
Neurological Research
March 15, 1999
Music Students Score Higher SAT's
College-bound seniors with school music experience scored 57 points higher on the verbal portion of their SATs and 41 points higher in math (98 points combined) than those without arts instruction.
Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers
The College Board, 2001
Band Members Get Better Math, Science and Language Grades
Studies at the University of Sarasota and East Texas State University both found links between the number of years of band instruction and significantly improved academic achievement as measured by standardized math, science and language tests.
U of S study by Jeffrey Lynn Kluball, 2000
ETSU study by Daryl Erick Trent
Give Your Child the Musical Advantage!
Researchers are providing us with an unprecedented understanding of how we think and how we learn. Now we know that music is a vital part of a complete education. Our children can benefit greatly from making music. Now is the time to insist that it is a part of your child's educational experience.
Now what?
- Sign-up for the FREE Petting Zoo today
- Learn more about the Academy programs
- Register your child for one of our programs
- Contact us if you have further questions
- Start an exciting music adventure!
For more information on music and our children, visit the following sites:
Music Makes You Smarter Research
VH1 Save the Music Program | 
