A longitudinal study in Japan has revealed that participation in extracurricular activities in both music and visual arts is positively associated with improvements in general academic performance.
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LATEST RESEARCH FROM THE UK (England) linking music qualifications with higher ATTAINMENT
Taking a music qualification in school is linked with higher academic achievement, according to Cambridge Assessment research.
Study shows strong links between music and academic achievement
A School of Music professor set out to disprove the idea of a link between a students’ musical and mathematical achievement. But the results of his study proved otherwise.
LARGE DATASET RESEARCH LINKS MUSIC QUALIFICATIONS WITH HIGHER ATTAINMENT
Image from Pixabay, reproduced under Creative Commons CC0. Taking a music qualification in school is linked with higher academic achievement, according to Cambridge Assessment research.
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.
Music students score higher in maths, science, and English than non-music student peers
Research by the University of British Colombia, Canada, shows that high school students who take music courses score significantly higher in other subjects than their non-musical peers.
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