12 Great Reasons for Music in Education
• Build self-confidence
• Stimulate the imagination
• Strengthen hand-eye coordination
• Develop better listening skills
• Increase pattern recognition
• Improve language & communication
• Enhance memory
• Teach self-discipline
• Cultivate creativity
• Reduce stress and improve focus
• Help and inspire at-risk students
• Improve academics & SAT scoresBONUS: Music makes learning fun!
Music has been a part of every human culture we have ever discovered. It wasn’t until a little over 500 years ago, with the birth of the Renaissance and the invention of the printing press, that music started to shift from an integral part of daily life, spiritual and healing practices and community ritual to a form of entertainment that could be commercialized […]
For the most part, modern society has narrowed its value of music by only viewing it through two principle lenses: that of commodity and that of entertainment.
It’s no wonder so many decision makers have lost track of the tremendous intrinsic value music has to development and the vitality of our culture. If we are going to truly benefit from the use of music for education and the cultivation of a more creative, intelligent and compassionate nation, we must first shift our values around music itself.