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    The nation's top business executives agree that arts education programs can help repair weaknesses in American education and better prepare workers for the 21st century

                                 - Business Week Magazine

    On the 2012 SAT, students who participated in music scored an average of 31 points above average in reading, 23 points above average in math, and 31 points above average in writing. College Board SAT, 2012 College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile Report.  (See table 18.)


    Students in high-quality school music programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students in schools with deficient music education programs, regardless of the socioeconomic level of the school or school district. Johnson, C. M. & Memmott, J. E. (2007). Examination of relationships between participation in school music programs of differing quality and standardized test results. Journal of Research in Music Education, 54(4), 293-307.


    After assigning 144 children to keyboard lessons, voice lessons, drama lessons, or no lessons, researchers found that children in the music groups exhibited greater increases on an IQ test than students in the drama lessons or those without lessons.Schellenberg, E. G. (2004). Music lessons enhance IQ. Psychological Science, 15(8), 511-514.


    First- graders who participated in special music classes as part of an arts study saw their reading skills and math proficiency increase dramatically. Gardiner, M. F., Fox, A., Knowles, F., & Jeffrey, D. (1996). Learning improved by arts training. Nature, 381(6580), 284-284.


    Schools that have music programs have significantly higher attendance rates than do those without programs (93.3 percent as compared to 84.9 percent).Harris Interactive Inc. (2006).  Understanding the Linkages Between Music Education and Educational Outcomes. .

Fun Music Game Links

http://pbskids.org/games/music/

http://www.incredibox.com/

http://www.sfskids.org/

http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/cg_quiz_hoopshoot_rhythms.htm

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