U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley once said in a speech to the The National Association for Music Education, “Studying music and the arts elevates children’s education, expands students’ horizons, and teaches them to appreciate the wonder of life”. The benefits of music education can be broken down into three categories of development. First is intelligence, which involves creative thinking, reasoning skills and overall increases in acquisition and retention of knowledge. Students are more developed emotionally, gaining lifelong experience with empathy towards other cultures, higher self esteem and coping with anxiety. The social benefits are also high, learning concepts of teamwork, commitment and leadership. Music education builds lifelong skills and carries many rewards for the future development of students. [Read More...]
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