by Tim Dawson | May 21, 2018 | Music Truths
Music enhances fine motor skills, or the ability to use small, acute muscle movements to write, use a computer, and perform other physical tasks. ~ Forgeard, 2008; Hyde, 2009; Schlaug et al. 2005, “The Effects of Musical Training on Structural Brain Development A...
by Tim Dawson | May 17, 2018 | Music Truths
A study of 8 to 11-year-olds found that, those who had extra-curricular music classes, developed higher verbal IQ, and visual abilities, in comparison to those with no musical training. ~ ~ Forgeard et al., “Practicing a Musical Instrument in Childhood is Associated...
by Tim Dawson | May 14, 2018 | Music Truths
Students at schools with excellent music programs had higher English test scores across the country than students in schools with low-quality music programs; this was also true when considering mathematics. ~ Journal for Research in Music Education, June 2007; Dr....
by Tim Dawson | May 10, 2018 | Music Truths
The College Board identifies the arts as one of the six basic academic subject areas students should study in order to succeed in college. ~ Academic Preparation for College: What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do, 1983 [still in use], The College Board, New...
by Tim Dawson | May 7, 2018 | Music Truths
Nearly half of parents and teachers support integrating music into the professional development of all educators. ~ NAMM Foundation and Grunwald Associates LLC (2015). Striking a Chord: The Public’s Hopes and Beliefs for K–12 Music Education in the United States:...
by Tim Dawson | May 3, 2018 | Music Truths
Musically trained children performed better in a memory test that is correlated with general intelligence skills such as literacy, verbal memory, visuospatial processing, mathematics, and IQ. ~ Dr. Laurel Trainor, Prof. of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior at...
