Benefits of Arts Education 7: Making music supports all learning
Laura Lewis Brown traces some of the non-musical benefits of music learning.
Language development, increased IQ, giving your brain a workout, building spatial-temporal skills, improved test scores, being disciplined, learning a skill, being part of the music world, managing performance, being part of something you can be proud of, and even struggling with a less than perfect teacher.
Of course, those of us who love the arts do so because, well, we love the arts … not because doing so benefits our performance in other subjects! The arts are worthy of study, whether or not they benefit other subjects.
Still, research indicates that schools that reduce or eliminate arts education are shooting themselves in the foot academically.
This entry is the seventh one in a series of ten articles about the benefits of arts education.
See also:
- Turns out your mom was right!
- Arts Participation and SAT Scores
- Music education is good for you!
- Scientists who were also accomplished artists
- Music education benefits your child in so many ways
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