17 EVIDENCE-BASED BENEFITS OF MUSIC EDUCATION

There’s a lot of content out there about the benefits of music education. That’s why we started Music Education Works – so you could find

Music for Education & Wellbeing Podcast: Pandemic mini-series

Anita Holford, co-editor of Music Education Works, spoke to seven music education and community music professionals about how they’re continuing to provide support and music services to young people during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Music for Education & Wellbeing Podcast: Using music to change the culture of care – Bev Foster, Founding Director of Room 217

In this new podcast, Anita Holford, co-editor of Music Education Works, is talking with Bev Foster, Founding Director of Room 217, a Canadian social enterprise that uses music to change the culture of care.

Music for Education & Wellbeing Podcast: Working with disabled people and those with additional needs – Elle Williams, one-to-one music tutor

In this new podcast, Anita Holford, co-editor of Music Education Works, is talking with Elle Williams, a classically-trained guitarist who specialises solely in one-to-one music lessons with disabled people and those with additional needs.

Learning a musical instrument helps academic success

Students at Reigate Grammar School in Surrey who learned a musical instrument achieved better A-level results than their non-musician peers in 2018.

Even minimal creative activity, like making music, boosts wellbeing

A three-part study, commissioned by BBC Arts, of nearly 49,000 people found that regardless of skill level, taking part in creative activities like making music helps people manage their emotions, build confidence and explore solutions to problems.