2. Music
In 1998 it was reported in There has been
the Texas Commission
on Drug and Alcohol studies that prove
Abuse Report that that when students
secondary students who have education in
participated in band or the arts they will
orchestra reported the
lowest lifetime and understand math
current use of all and science better.
substances (alcohol,
tobacco, drug abuse). Music has been
Reported in Houston proven to benefit
Chronicle, January 1998 students.
3. Continued:
A study of 237 second grade children used
piano keyboard training and newly designed
math software to demonstrate improvement
in math skills. The group scored 27% higher on
proportional math and fractions tests than
children that used only the math software.
Graziano, Amy, Matthew Peterson, and
Gordon Shaw, "Enhanced learning of
proportional math through music training and
spatial-temporal training." Neurological
Research 21 (March 1999).
4. On the SATs
students who have
experience in
music Scores:
performance and
music Students in music
appreciation appreciation scored 63
points higher on verbal and
scored higher. 44 points higher on the math
Students in music than students with no art
participation.
performance
scored 57 points College-Bound Seniors
higher on the National Report: Profile of
verbal and 41 SAT Program Test Takers.
Princeton, NJ: The College
points higher on Entrance Examination
the math portion. Board, 2001.
5. Behavior
According to statistics compiled by the
National Data Resource Center, students who
can be classified as "disruptive" (frequent
skipping of classes, times in trouble, in-school
suspensions, disciplinary reasons given, arrests,
and drop-outs) total 12.14 percent of the total
school population. In contrast, only 8.08
percent of students involved in music classes
meet the same criteria as "disruptive." Based
on data from the NELS:88 (National Education
Longitudinal Study), second follow-up, 1992.
6. Honors
1988-data from Thenumber of
the National students who are
Education participants
Longitudinal Study receiving As, As/Bs,
showed that music
participants and Bs was higher
received more than the number of
academic honors non-participants
and awards than receiving those
non-music students grades.
7. Majors
Lewis Thomas, a physician
and biologist, did a study
with undergraduate majors
of medical school
applicants. Found that 66%
of music majors who
applied to medical school
were admitted, the highest
percentage of any group
and 44% of biochemistry
majors were admitted.
As reported in “The Case
for Music in the Schools,”
Phi Delta Kappan, February
1994
8. I am who I am
In selected
elementary and
middle schools in
New York, students
who participated
in arts programs
showed a
significant increase
in self-esteem and
thinking skills
9. Ideas
Incorporate a song into the anticipatory
set of your lesson to start it off on a fun
note.
Have songs for transitions, lining up, or
cleaning up.
Clapping the rhythm of a sentence or
counting the time.
Playing soft music to help students focus.
Help for memorization.
10. References:
Workshop, C. M. (2012). Advocacy. Retrieved
from Music Education Online:
http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/ad
vocacy/benefits.html
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mrpeterson22. (2007, October 10). How to
Incorporate Music into Your Classroom.
Retrieved from Yahoo! Voices:
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-incorporate-
music-into-classroom-589115.html
