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Articles
A Thank You Letter to High School Marching Band
Why I’d Spend a Lot More Time Practicing Scales If I Could Do It All Over Again - See more at:
Why I’d Spend a Lot More Time Practicing Scales If I Could Do It All Over Again - See more at:
Why I'd Spend a Lot More Time Practicing Scales If I Could Do It All Over Again
Musicians' Brains Really Do Work Differently - In a Good Way
3 Ways It Takes a Community to Develop a Great Music Program
Why is Music Education Important
Happier Students, Higher Scores: The Role of Arts Integration
Why Scheduling More Performances Will Save Your Child's Life (and Your Music Program)
Music Lessons Spur Emotional and Behavioral Growth in Children, New Study Says
The Top Reasons College Band Kids Are Successful after College
Apparently the Cool Kids Were in High School Band After All
Band Demand: High School Marching Band Programs Require Discipline, Pride
Who Actually Quits Musical Instrument Instruction - Children or Their Parents?
3 Things Parents Must Tell Their Children When They Begin a Musical Instrument
6 Invaluable Lessons All Marching Band Directors Teach Their Students
Why Should I Send My Child to Private Music Lessons?
High School Band Classes May Boost Teen Brains
6 Things I Learned from My High School Band Director
Cognitive Benefits of Being a Musician
Six Reasons Why the Arts Are the Ideal Vehicle to Teach 21st Century Success Skills
Science Just Discovered Something Amazing About What Childhood Piano Lessons Did to You
Why Music? Why Band?
Is Music the Key to Success?
Playing Chamber Music Is the Best Way for Children to Learn an Instrument
Student Has Amazing Breakthrough by Doing What Teacher Says
An End-of-Year Letter to New Music Parents
A Musical Fix for American Schools
Bringing Back What Works in Education
Marching Beyond Halftime
Musicians Have Better Long-term Memory
9 Common Lessons of Music Education that Translate into Success
20 Important Benefits of Music in Our Schools
We're All on the Same Team
Music Is Food for the Soul, Not Fodder for Learning Standards
Let the Kid Study Music, Already!
The Extraordinary Benefits of Music Education
Creativity and the Brain: What We Can Learn from Jazz Musicians
How Music Can Improve Memory
Why Do Music Students Have Higher SAT Scores?
Music Training Sharpens Brain Pathways, Studies Say
5 Reasons Why Music Classes Are the Best Test Prep for Your Kids
New Evidence of Mental Benefits from Musical Training
What Everybody Ought to Know about Band
Two Million Reasons Why Band Kids Are So Responsible
Why I'd Spend a Lot More Time Practicing Scales if I Could Do It All Over Again
Unpacking the Science: How Playing Music Changes the Learning Brain
How Music Education Powers the STEAM Movement
Musicians are Probably Smarter Than the Rest of Us
Music Education Starts Early with Parents as Key Partners
The Benefits of Music Education
Using Music to Close the Academic Gap
The Importance of Music Education in Schools
Twelve Benefits of Music Education
Music Education and Childhood Brain Development
Why Does Music Make Us Feel?
Lessons from My Band Director
8 Surprising Ways Music Affects and Benefits Our Brains
Art Is Vital
Arts: The Full Value of Music Education
Music Changes the Way You Think
Musical Training Increases Blood Flow to the Left Side of the Brain
What Is Music and the Arts' Place in the Real Mission of Our Education System?
The Value of Music
The Best Extra-Curricular Activity at Most High Schools Is Band, Particularly Marching Band
18 Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument
Can Music Improve Athletic Performance?
How Brains See Music as Language
Educators Say that High School Band Students Have the Advantage in Several Ways
What Percentage of Students are "Meant" to Be Playing a Musical Instrument in School?
Why Extra Curricular Activities Aren't Extra
3 Things Parents Must Tell Their Kids When They Start a Musical Instrument
Ten Reasons Why People Who Learn Music Are More Likely to Be Successful
Music Education Improves Students' Academic Performance, but Active Participation Is Required
Why Music Majors Make Some of the Best Entrepreneurs
Why Musicians Are Better Multitaskers
Study: Two Years of Music Education Improves Reading, Speech
Study: Music Really Does Make Kids Smarter
Even a Few Years of Music Training Benefits the Brain
Musicians Are Probably Smarter Than the Rest of Us
My View: Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Music Class
Op-Ed: Music in the Schools Teaches Lifelong Lessons
Why Your Teen Should Join Marching Band
10+ Values Marching Band Students Learn
Is Music the Key to Success?
New Evidence Links Music Education, Higher Test Scores
How Music Technology Can Boost Student Skills
Hearing the Music, Honing the Mind
A Very Cool Look at High School marching Bands
10 Fastest Growing Jobs in the USA
Children's Ability to Follow a Beat May Impact Reading, Language Skills
Videos
Parents Talk to Parents about Music
Dan Levitin: Music and the Brain
The Value of the Arts as a Community Investment
I Make My Children Do Music
Marching Beyond Halftime
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How Playing and Instrument Benefits Your Brain
The Effects of Music on the Brain
Music Education and the Brain
Music Education Advocacy Video
Richard Gill - The Value of Music Education
Charles Limb: Your Brain on Improv
Why Music
What If Every Child Had Access to Music Education from Birth?
Be Part of the Music
Did You Know?
Music Education Advocacy
Music For All
For more information, contact Ms. Kotzin at MarissaMK@leeschools.net
For more information, contact Ms. Kotzin at MarissaMK@leeschools.net