ERMA SIEGEL MUSIC
GIVE YOUR CHILDREN THE MUSICAL ADVANTAGE
Did you know that childhood music lessons actually enlarge the brain? German researchers found that the brain area used to analyze musical pitch is an average of 25% larger in musicians. The younger the musical training begins, the larger the area!
University of California, Irvine found that after 6 months of piano lessons, preschoolers performed 34% higher on spatial-temporal testing than those who received no training and those who received computer training.
A Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse report showed that “secondary students who participated in band or orchestra reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances”.
College-bound seniors who had received school music experience scored 89 points higher on their SAT’s than those without art instruction.
Researchers are providing us with an unprecedented understanding of how we think and how we learn. Now we know that music is a vital part of a complete education.
