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Did you know?
Research shows that when kids take music
lessons, their IQ rises three points more than their untrained peers. Music
trains the part of the brain that we use for mathematics, spatial
intelligence and other intellectual pursuits.
Did you know?
Young children with developed rhythm
skills perform better academically in early school years. Findings of a
recent study showed that there was a significant difference in the academic
achievement levels of students classified according to rhythmic competency.
Students who were achieving at academic expectation scored high on all
rhythmic tests while many of those who scored lower on the rhythmic test
achieved below academic expectation.
A group of second grade students were
given four months of piano/keyboard training, and newly designed math
software. The group scored over 27 percent higher on proportional math
and fractions test, than children who used only the
math software.
Did
you know?
Middle school and high school students
who participated in instrumental music scored significantly higher than
their non-band peers in standardized test
Did you know?
Music majors are the most likely group
of college grads to be admitted to medical school. Physician and biologist
Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate major of medical school applicants.
He found that 66 percent of music majors who applied to med school were
admitted, the highest percentage of any group.
Did you know?
* A McGill university study found that
pattern recognition and mental representation score improve significantly
for students given piano instruction over a three year period. They also
found the self-esteem and musical skills measures improved for the students
given piano instruction
*Source: Dr. Eugenia costa-Giomi,
“The McGill piano project: effects of three years of piano instruction, and
self-esteem
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