Advocacy
How can you help?
Pick an article below and share it with local policy makers, community leaders, school administrators and school board members
Include a personal note on how music has impacted your life!
If you Want Smarter Kids, Teach them Music, Not Coding - according to MIT
Latest Research in Neuroscience shows that learning an instrument increases brain power
https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/want-smarter-kids-teach-music-not-coding-according-to-mit.html
Music lessons improve children's cognitive skills and academic performance
Science Daily - March 26, 2018
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180326140244.htm
Study finds live classical music has huge emotional benefits for children
https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/children-emotional-impact-live-classical-music-study/
Music and Language - A Brain Partnership
By Dr Nina Kraus - Professor of Neurobiology at Northwestern University
https://arts.stanford.edu/event/nina-kraus-music-and-language-a-brain-partnership/
How music can help kids learn literacy skills
by Deborah Farmer Kris
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58810/how-music-can-help-kids-learn-literacy-skills
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain
By Dr Anita Collins - Educator, Researching and Writer in the field of brain development and music learning
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-playing-an-instrument-benefits-your-brain-anita-collins