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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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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‘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.

“It is time to make music lessons accessible for every child”

August 7, 2017 anitanee

MI-Pro website editor, Laura Barnes, says: “It is time to make music lessons accessible for every child.”

Cost shouldn’t factor in music lessons for kids

August 6, 2017 anitanee

Seven in 10 parents believe the cost of music lessons is prohibitively expensive according to new research by the Royal Albert Hall.

Bring back music education in Ghana – MUSIGA

July 1, 2017 anitanee

The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has issued a statement advising the government to reinstate music education to the school curriculum.

Big Noise Torry helps disadvantaged children in Aberdeen

July 1, 2017 anitanee

According to a recent research report, Sistema Scotland’s social change programme in Aberdeen – Big Noise Torry – has enhanced participants’ ability to learn in school, improved academic and behavioural skills, boosted school attendance rates, and improved their emotional wellbeing.

National Association for Music Education research archive

June 11, 2017 anitanee

The National Association for Music Education in Virginia, USA, has a very useful advocacy resource which gathers together research on music education.

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