Music has the power to unleash the true power and potential of the mind. Numerous studies conducted on students all over the world have established the synergistic effects of music and education in the long run. Most recent studies show that music can change the neuron maps inside the brain for the better. Music stimulates the brains of students to exploit their complete potential. Find out more, with these 10 amazing stats.
1. Students with Music Education Score more on their SATs
A recent study conducted by The College Entrance Examination Board showed that students with arts background constantly outperformed students from non-arts backgrounds. In fact, students in music performance scored 43 points higher in math, 58 points higher in writing, and 57 points higher in critical reading sections of SAT as compared to non-musically inclined students.
2. Children with a Musical Inclination have Better Cognitive Abilities
When adolescent minds are given the opportunity to participate and learn from the arts their Huston Chronicle. An early exposure to music has profound positive impact on the children’s learning and growth. Music influences a child’s social, cognitive, and behavioral skills too. Music is more of an educational necessity than a luxury for only the wealthy sections of the society.
3. Students from Countries with Mandatory Music Education Outperform US Students
Students from countries like Netherlands, Poland, Italy, and Korea constantly outperform students from USA in multiple tests in a test conducted by International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IAEEA) in 1988. Howard Gardner, author of Art, Mind, and Brain: A Cognitive Approach to Creativity, states that musicians train the left hemispheres of their brain to follow sequential notes and patterns. This in turn reinforces commendable motor skills. So students who take music classes are more likely to be adept at mathematics and spatial reasoning.
4. Learning Music Helps Students Learn Better
A study published in Nature shows that music helps underachievers perform better in class. This study lead by M.F. Gardiner showed that students who took up learning music for at least 7 months surpassed their classmates by 22 percent. This is especially advantageous for students who are lagging behind in class, as arts build the mind’s ability for critical thinking.
5. Music Training Improves Spatio-Temporal Reasoning in Preschool Children
This was a study published by F.H Rauscher and colleagues in Neurological Research in 1996. The participants were divided into 3 groups and each group received piano, computer or other lessons which provided the necessary control. After their lessons were complete all 78 children were assessed on the basis of their spatio-temporal reasoning. The children who received piano lessons aced in the spatio-temporal reasoning tests and outperformed all of their competitors.
6. The Silicon Valley is the World of Musicians
In his book, Music and the Mind published in 1993 Dee Dickinson states that the Silicon Valley is filled with brilliant engineers and technicians who have thorough musical knowledge. This further reinforces the relationship between music, academic achievement, and success in general.
7. Music Conforms Higher Emotional Stability in Students
Most students face a challenging time while transiting from middle school to high school and from high school to college. A verified report published in the Huston Chronicle on 11 January 1998 states that music helps young-adults steer clear of depression, anxiety, and addiction related issues. As a result musicians are more emotionally sound as compared to non-musician young-adults.
8. Involvement in the Arts Improves Student Performance
As a result of over 10 years of studies conducted in American schools, involving over 25,000 students, the National Educational Longitudinal Survey of NELS:88 confirmed that intensive involvement in music and the arts improves the performance of students between grades 8 and 12. The study goes on to elaborate the observed relationship between music and mathematical achievement of students who maintained a high level of involvement in instrumental music throughout middle school and high school.
9. Music Boosts Overall Learning Abilities
A study published by M.F. Gardiner in the year 1996 in Nature the intricate relationship of music and learning has been explored in detailed. The study shows a drastic improvement of scores among students who took music lessons for quite a long period of time in their high school or middle school. Early studies only showed the improvement of mathematics scores among underachieveing students. The new study by Gardiner et al shows a dramatic improvement in history, geography, literature and most importantly, social skills.
10. Americans want to Expose their Children to Music more than ever Before
According to a survey conducted by The Gallup Organization in 2003 more American parents are now buying musical instruments for their children. Almost 54 percent of the American households now have at least one instrument player and 48 percent of the households had more than one member who was musically inclined. 54 percent of the parents now believe that their children should be exposed to music before they are even a year old since music helps stimulate their cognitive skills, spatio-temporal reasoning, and helps develop superior intellect among human beings.
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