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By: Karen D’Souza Published June 24, 2024 (edsource.org) Photo Credit: Elementary students practicing music at school; Music Workshop When Amy Richter was a little girl, her father often traveled for work. He often came home bearing gifts...
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Author: Steven M. Demorest A Hungarian film titled “Sing” won last year’s Oscar for best short film. “Sing” tells the story of young Zsófi, who joins a renowned children’s choir at her elementary school where “everyone is welcome.” Soon after...
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Thomas Kelley Photo By Erika Montgomery | August 25, 2016 “I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we’re from, everyone loves music.” – Billy Joel...
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Author: Christopher Bergland, from Psychology Today Musical training before age 7 can benefit brain function for a lifespan. Neuroscientists are discovering multiple ways that musical training improves the function and connectivity of different...
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By Laura Lewis Brown From PBSParents Whether your child is the next Beyonce or more likely to sing her solos in the shower, she is bound to benefit from some form of music education. Research shows that learning the do-re-mis can help children...
MoreChildren’s Ability to Follow a Beat May Impact Reading, Language Skills
By Amanda Woerner From: FoxNews.com New research is shedding light on how music education may help improve children’s reading and language skills. In a study from Northwestern University, researchers demonstrated that children with a better...
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