Learning Music Can Make Kids Smarter

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Learning Music Can Make Kids Smarter

• A Research Review

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

• Music is a basic building block of intelligence
• Playing music develops critical neural connections

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Benefits of Music Study...

• Improves Spatial Reasoning
• Improves Flexibility of Thought
• Builds Abstract Reasoning Skills
• Develops Good Work Habits

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Music Prepares Kids for Science Math

• Piano instruction improves math centers of the
  brain
• Preschoolers perform 34 higher in
  spatial-temporal tests

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Music Training Helps Under-Achievers

• Music and visual arts training given to
  under-performing first graders
• After 7 months art students surpass peers in math
  tests
• Marked improvement in behavior and attitude

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Music Helps Students Grasp Math

• Eighth, quarter and half notes used to teach
  fractions
• Test group scored 100 better in math skill

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High School Music Makers Test Scores Higher

• Dept. of Educ. tracked 25,000 students over ten
  years
• Music-making students outperformed non-musical
  peers
• Results same for all socio-economic groups

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Music Students Score Higher SATs

• Average 57 points higher in verbal
• Average 41 points higher in math

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Music Students Enjoy Greater College Success

• Music majors are better readers
• Music majors are most successful med school
  applicants

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Student Musicians Less Likely To Have Alcohol
Problems

• Study of 362 college-age students at University
  of Texas
• Music-makers less likely to abuse all substances

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Music Making Develops The Brain in Many Ways

• Better Math Skills
• Better Reading Skills
• Better Social Skills

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What We Support

• Music is a core subject
• It should be taught to all students
• It should be taught in all grades

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Give Our Children the Advantages of Music

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

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Learning Music Can Make Kids Smarter

• A Research Review