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Learning Music Can Make Kids Smarter

Learning Music Can Make Kids Smarter. A Research Review. Scientific Research Shows Music Study Helps Young Brains Develop. Music is a basic building block of intelligence Playing music develops critical neural connections. Benefits of Music Study. Improves Spatial Reasoning

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Learning Music Can Make Kids Smarter

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  1. Learning Music Can Make Kids Smarter A Research Review

  2. Scientific Research Shows Music Study Helps Young Brains Develop... • Music is a basic building block of intelligence • Playing music develops critical neural connections

  3. Benefits of Music Study... • Improves Spatial Reasoning • Improves Flexibility of Thought • Builds Abstract Reasoning Skills • Develops Good Work Habits

  4. Music Prepares Kids for Science & Math • Piano instruction improves math centers of the brain • Preschoolers perform 34% higher in spatial-temporal tests

  5. 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

  6. Music Helps Students Grasp Math • Eighth, quarter and half notes used to teach fractions • Test group scored 100% better in math skill

  7. 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

  8. Music Students Score Higher SATs • Average 57 points higher in verbal • Average 41 points higher in math

  9. Music Students Enjoy Greater College Success • Music majors are better readers • Music majors are most successful med school applicants

  10. 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

  11. Music Making Develops The Brain in Many Ways • Better Math Skills • Better Reading Skills • Better Social Skills

  12. What We Support • Music is a core subject • It should be taught to all students • It should be taught in all grades

  13. Give Our Children the Advantages of Music • Playing a musical instrument can help our kids become better students and better citizens

  14. Learning Music Can Make Kids Smarter A Research Review

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