A study has found that ensemble-based musical instruction in an after school programme has positive effects on the behaviour and development of school-aged children.
Category: Social, personal, life skills
Music is a powerful contributor to young people’s wellbeing in England
A new research report by Youth Music of young people in England, shows that music is essential to their lives, significantly improving their wellbeing.
Don’t stop the music – Australian TV series featuring Anita Collins
‘Don’t Stop the Music’ an Australian TV series looks at the value of music education with Dr Anita Collins, and follows the progress of Guy Sebastian and James Morrison as they mentor disadvantaged children in Perth, Australia.
Music education helps the social and emotional development of children in Jalisco, Mexico
ECOS, Music for Development is a state music education programme in Mexico. To measure the effect of the programme, an evaluation was carried out in 2017 to gather information on its impact.
The powerful effect of music on mood, health, and connections
Michelle James, CEO at SingUp, explores the powerful effect of music on our mood, health and ability to form personal connections.
Five reasons why music education is essential
Courtney Myers looks at five top reasons why music education is essential.
Music training can improve decision-making, focus and impulse management
The only way to correctly assess the effects of music training on child development is to study children before they start any music training and to follow them systematically thereafter.
The liberating, intoxicating, power of the arts for children and young people
‘Show me a great school and I’ll show you a rich pulsing culture of the arts at its core’, says Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.
Music education needs to be fought for – let’s not allow it to slip away
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.
Big Noise Torry helps disadvantaged children in Aberdeen
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.
Eddie Van Halen on the importance of music education
CNN interviewed rock star Eddie Van Halen recently, about his work with Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a group that helps get instruments to economically-disadvantaged young people. In 2012, Eddie Van Halen donated 75 guitars from his personal collection to students in low-income schools.
Musicians respond faster to sensory stimuli
New research from the School of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology at the Université de Montréal in Canada, shows that musicians respond faster to sensory stimuli than non-musicians.
