Children’s brains develop faster with music training

USC News - Emily Gersema "Music instruction appears to accelerate [...]

June 23rd, 2016|Categories: Brain development, Brain development and Language, Education, Music, Music Training, School|Tags: Education, School|

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The Summer Slide: Stay In Key With Music

The Huffington Post - Lydia Kontos "Now that Memorial Day [...]

June 21st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Music, Music Training, News, Parenting, Parents, Summer slide, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 ways music and tech are adding a little STEAM to our lessons

E-School News - Jilian Reynolds "Technology plus music is an [...]

June 6th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Music, News, STEAM, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Can Early Exposure To Music Be Key To Learning Second Language?

Puerto Vallarta Daily News - Christina Zhao "Growing up in [...]

May 26th, 2016|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Infants, Languages, Learning, Music, Music Training|Tags: Education, School|

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Unpacking the Science: How Playing Music Changes the Learning Brain

KQED News Mind/Shift - Staff Writer "A 1993 study of [...]

May 17th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Music, Music Training, News, School, Science, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Between the ears: How music skills may help babies learn language

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "Music educators cheered after [...]

April 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, Music, Music Training, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Music exposure benefits babies’ brains

The Medical News Daily - Yvette Brazier "Early music training [...]

April 26th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Learning, Music, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Music Education Can Lighten Kids’ Lives And Improve Learning Outcomes

KQED News Mind/Shift - Eric Westervelt "Scores of orchestras across [...]

February 18th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Music, News, San Francisco, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Symphony’s Big Challenge: Lift A Tough School Through Music

NPR - Eric Westervelt "Music is now a pillar of [...]

February 15th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Music, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Music Helps Language Acquisition

Education Week - Jennifer Paterson "Musicologists and ethnomusicologists know that [...]

February 4th, 2016|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Infants, Language, Language Immersion, Languages, Music|Tags: Education, School|

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