MI-Pro website editor, Laura Barnes, says: “It is time to make music lessons accessible for every child.”
Category: Numeracy, maths
VIDEO: Dr Nina Kraus explains the importance of music on the brain and learning
Dr Nina Kraus explains the vital role of music in learning at this ARTSpeaks event in Illinois in 2017.
INFOGRAPHIC – music and brain development
A useful infographic about the relationship between music education and brain development, thanks to Ward-Brodt Music Store, Wisconsin, USA.
The importance of music
Study after study proves that regardless of socioeconomic background, music-making students do better in school than those who have no music involvement. Whether it is improved spatial-temporal reasoning, which is integral to mathematics, or repetition of tunes and melodies, which is integral to verbal memory, learning, playing and creating music benefits children in many ways.
The importance of music education for schools – video from Children’s Music Workshop, LA
This 4m video by the Children’s Music Workshop in Los Angeles, California, presents a powerful argument for the inclusion of music in the school curriculum of children and young people.
Jamming with toddlers trumps getting stuck in a book
Playing music with toddlers could benefit their development even more than shared reading, according to University of Queensland research.
