Click on the links to learn more about the importance of developing music skills. These research based articles are taken from the Texas Music Educators Association website.

Research continues to offer more significant conclusions about the study of music and the development of cognitive abilities.

• The Benefits of Music Education: Overview of neuroscience research published by The Royal Conservatory (2014)

• Learning, Arts, and the Brain: Summary of neuroscience study results published in the 2008 Dana Consortium Report.

• Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind: Scientific American article about the benefits of music study (2010).

Music education cultivates qualities like collaboration, the ability to listen and connect disparate ideas, the power to think both in the now and several steps ahead, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and confidence and perseverance.

• Texas All-State SAT Scores: Five-year report showing the significantly higher SAT scores of Texas All-State musicians.

• Music Students Don’t Just Learn Notes (1 page): Promotion on top-ten skills children learn from arts study (source: Washington Post).

• College & Career Readiness (2-page): Promotion on the impact of the arts on student success in college and careers.

• Creativity in the 21st Century Workforce: Creativity and innovation are the keys to our students’ future success. Summary of address by Dan Pink and other business leaders to the Texas Legislature (2009).