An analysis of data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 demonstrated a significant correlation between participation in school music groups and achievement in

“A broad education in the arts helps give children a better understanding of their world…We need students who are culturally literate as well as math

Children from “arts-rich” public schools score higher on expression, risk-taking, creativity-imagination, cooperative learning, and academic self-concept than children in “arts-poor” systems. ~ “Learning In and

“An elementary school that treats the arts as the province of a few gifted children, or views them only as recreation and entertainment, is a

A study examined the influence of music education on nonmusical abilities, the effects of music lessons on academic performance, and cognitive abilities. The study revealed

“GE hires a lot of engineers. We want young people who can do more than add up a string of numbers and write a coherent

The vast majority – 96 percent – of the school principals interviewed in a recent study agree that participation in music education encourages and motivates

“I believe arts education in music, theater, dance, and the visual arts is one of the most creative ways we have to find the gold

“To be the next great inventor of something we haven’t dreamed of yet, you need to have creative skills. Music really fosters those creative skills.”

“Music education opens doors that help children pass from school into the world around them – a world of work, culture, intellectual activity, and human

“Whoever has skill in music is of good temperament and fitted for all things. We must teach music in schools.” ~ Martin Luther

According to a German Institute for Economic Research study, teens who take music lessons outside of school score significantly higher in terms of cognitive skills,

“The creative arts are the measure and reflection of our civilization. They offer many children an opportunity to see life with a larger perspective…The moral

“In my own philanthropy and business endeavors, I have seen the critical role that the arts play in stimulating creativity and in developing vital communities…the

“The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.” ~ Barack Obama

The College Entrance Examination Board found that students involved in public school music programs scored 107 points higher on the SAT’s than students with no

“We need people who think with the creative side of their brains-people who have played in a band, who have painted…it enhances symbiotic thinking capabilities,

The skills gained through sequential music instruction, including discipline and the ability to analyze, solve problems, communicate and work cooperatively, are vital for success in

Teens feel that playing music teaches self discipline. ~ Shehan Campbell, Patricia. Adolescents’ Expressed Meanings of Music In and Out of School

Two-thirds (66%) of Americans say that music education prepares someone to manage the tasks of their job more successfully. ~ The Harris Poll®, July 2014