Music Education Works

Playing a musical instrument has a positive effect on attainment

February 4, 2017 anitanee

The findings of a recent study in England show that young people playing a musical instrument enjoy greater progress and better academic outcomes than those who do not, with the greatest impact for those playing the longest.

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A child’s brain develops faster with exposure to music education

June 19, 2016 anitanee

A study by researchers at the University of Southern California shows that exposure to music and music instruction accelerates the brain development of young children.

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Arts participation helps with social and emotional skills

December 30, 2015 anitanee

A review of 18 peer-reviewed studies about arts participation, published between 2000 and 2015, adds to the growing evidence about how arts participation helps young children – in particular those with autism – to develop strong social and emotional skills. The report was published by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in Washington DC, USA in December 2015.

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Music training started in secondary school can have an impact on teenager’s brains

August 4, 2015 anitanee

The results of a research project by Northwestern University, published in July 2015, suggest that music training, begun as late as high school, may help improve the teenage brain’s responses to sound and sharpen hearing and language skills.

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What if … every child had access to music education

December 31, 2014 anitanee

Another powerful presentation from academic Anita Collins, asking what the impact might be if a generation’s cognitive abilities are raised – and she gives evidence that it’s possible – through music education. To view the video, click anywhere on this excerpt …

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Music could help close achievement gap between poor and affluent students

January 1, 2014 anitanee

A study by Northwestern University researchers looked at the impact of music education on at-risk children’s nervous systems and found that music lessons could help them develop language and reading skills.

The researchers spent two summers with children from poor neighbourhoods in Los Angeles who were receiving music lessons through the Harmony Project, a non-profit organisation providing free music education to low income students. Click anywhere to read more …

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Gary Numan on pushing the limits of technology in music

September 26, 2017 anitanee

Musician Gary Numan has described how his autism has benefited his music, in an interview about his Tech Legend award from the consumer tech lifestyle

South African foundation uses music to divert young people from gang and drug culture

September 13, 2017 anitanee

The Unisa Music Foundation in South Africa is giving about 1,400 students from disadvantaged backgrounds access to musical instruments and free lessons.

Music lessons by Skype planned by new arts education centre in Cambridge

September 13, 2017 anitanee

The new Centre for Research and Engagement in Arts, Technology and Education plans to stream recorded and live music lessons to people across Cambridgeshire via Skype.

Learning a physical task with music can develop important part of brain

September 13, 2017 anitanee

Using musical cues to learn a physical task develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study by the University of Edinburgh.

Music training can help children cope with stress

September 13, 2017 anitanee

A study conducted in Germany looked at how different interventions might affect the aggressive behaviour of children, and found that those who received musical training

Music education needs to be fought for – let’s not allow it to slip away

August 7, 2017 anitanee

According to a former director of music at a south London school, the combination of sustained cuts to school budgets and a burgeoning teacher recruitment crisis threatens to be calamitous for music education.

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