Student Name Mrs. Livaudais H. English III, Block 1 24 September 2013 Required Music Education in All Grades in elementary schools with superior music education programs scored around “Students 22 percent higher in English and 20 percent higher in math scores on standardized tests, compared to schools with low-quality music programs, regardless of socioeconomic disparities among the schools music education did or school district” (Brown). The students who had significantly better on the tests than the students who had little or no music education. These results are also similar on the Scholastic Assessment Years of arts coursework Verbal Math Test (SAT) scores where the who took four “students 4+ 534 540 years of arts coursework out performed their peers who 4 543 541 had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points 3 514 516 on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion” 2 508 517 1 shows these (“College-Bound Seniors 5”). Table 1 501 515 statistics from the SAT scores for 2005. The reason for ½ 485 502 these better scores and understandings is simply because Avg. for All SAT 508 520 music stimulates the brain and increases functioning in different areas of the brain. Jason Heard, an experienced Source: band director for over ten years says that band is more College-bound Seniors- Total group College Board SAT, profile report, 2005. Print. than just teaching music. The teaching goes beyond
Student Name Mrs. Livaudais H. English III, Block 1 24 September 2013 Required Music Education in All Grades Years of arts coursework Verbal Math 4+ 534 540 4 543 541 3 514 516 2 508 517 1 501 515 ½ 485 502 Avg. for All SAT 508 520 Source: College-bound Seniors- Total group profile report, College Board SAT, 2005. Print. “Students in elementary schools with superior music education programs scored around 22 percent higher in English and 20 percent higher in math scores on standardized tests, compared to schools with low-quality music programs, regardless of socioeconomic disparities among the schools or school district” (Brown). The students who had music education did significantly better on the tests than the students who had little or no music education. These results are also similar on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores where the “students who took four years of arts coursework out performed their peers who had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion” (“College-Bound Seniors 5”). Table 1 shows these statistics from the SAT scores for 2005. The reason for these better scores and understandings is simply because music stimulates the brain and increases functioning in different areas of the brain. Jason Heard, an experienced band director for over ten years says that band is more than just teaching music. The teaching goes beyond
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