K - 2 Concert!
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Lincoln School Auditorium
Did you know?
- The combined results of 12 experimental studies indicate a positive relationship between voluntary music study and math achievement.
- Vaughn, K. (2000). Music and mathematics: Modest support for the oft-claimed relationship. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 34(3/4), 149-66.
- The combined results of 30 studies indicate that music instruction is linked to significantly improved reading skills.Standley, J. M. (2008). Does music instruction help children learn to read? Evidence of a meta-analysis. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 27(1), 17-32.
- On the 2012 SAT, students who participated in music scored an average of 31 points above average in reading, 23 points above average in math, and 31 points above average in writing.
College Board SAT, 2012 College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile Report. - Music training in childhood “fundamentally alters the nervous system such that neural changes persist in adulthood after auditory training has ceased.”
Skoe, E. & N. Kraus. (2012). A little goes a long way: How the Adult Brain Is Shaped by Musical Training in Childhood. The Journal of Neuroscience, 32(34):11507–11510.
For more information, check out these great sites and articles.
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Mary Costello
Director of Music
Winchester Public Schools
