Other Advocacy Resources, Websites, and Articles
If music is in danger in your district, whether as a result of COVID-19 or anything else, here are some quick, easy resources compiled all in one place for you to reference on the benefits of music education. Point your administration toward these, and have your booster organization(s) reference them.
- Relevant document titles on this page would be: Graduation Requirements
- Music director resources, including: recruiting, retention, instruments, and advocacy.
- This website collects data and articles related to research in the benefits of music education. Lots of articles at your disposal all in one spot!
- List of simple, easy facts about the benefits of music education with cited sources
Science just discovered something about what childhood piano lessons did to you
- This 2015 article summarizes a study that found music education had a significant positive impact on the social-emotional well-being of students and even found it to be powerful in managing treatment for cognitive disorders
Ten reasons making music is good for your brain
- This 2019 article lists ten clear benefits of music education that are backed with scientific studies. Links to those studies are included.
Science shows how piano players’ brains are actually different from everybody elses’
- This 2014 article summarizes findings from studies that show how the brains of pianists are physically different than those of non-piano playing people.
A child’s brain develops faster with exposure to music
- This was is from music education works and can be found while hunting around that website
- This 2016 article describes a study in which it was shown that the auditory systems of children develop faster with exposure to music. This is essential to reading skills, language development, and communication skills.
TedEd Talk: How playing an instrument benefits your brain – Anita Collins
- This video illustrates and gives an overview of what happens in your brain when you play an instrument, and outlines the long-term benefits.
Music Education Could Help Close The Achievement Gap Between Poor And Affluent Students
- This 2014 article summarizes the findings from a Northwestern study released that same year about the benefits of music education and how it affects the nervous systems of at-risk children, helping them develop reading and language skills.
What Are Decibels and How Can They Affect Hearing Health?
- This 2023 article summarizes simple guides to understand decibels and protect hearing health for you and your students.