On this page we would like to offer you information about music we have found helpful as well as exciting. Throughout the months to come we hope to build a library of musical knowledge that will enrich your life and inspire you to broaden your own interest in the healing and nourishing aspects of music.
"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
"Childhood music lessons actually enlarge the brain. German researchers found that the brain area used to analyze musical pitch is an average of 25% larger in musicians. The younger the musical training begins, the larger the area."
Nature, April 23, 1998
"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
"College-bound seniors who'd had school music experience scored 52 points higher on the verbal portion of their SATs and 37 points higher in math (89 points combined) than those without arts instruction."
Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, The College Board, 1998
"U. of California, Irvine found that after six months of piano lessons, preschoolers performed 34% higher on spatial-temporal testing than those who received no training and those who received computer training."
Neurological Research, February 28, 1997
"A Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse report showed that 'secondary students who participated in band or orchestra reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances,' (alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs)."
Houston Chronicle, January 11, 1998
From NAMM . . .(National Associaton of Music Merchants)
"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 enroll your children in your local school music program and to encourage their interest in music.
Visit the American Music Conference Web site, learn more about the latest research, and talk about it with fellow parents, school administrators and members of your local school board.
Find out more about Music Makes You Smarter Research at the AMC Web site.
Visit the American Music Conference online and VH1 Save the Music.
For more complete attributions re: the benefits of music, see the MENC Web site or visit the Music and Science Information Archive.
