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The Case For Instrumental Music Education: The Academic, Physical, And Social Benefits For Students, Kayla M. Peard
The Case For Instrumental Music Education: The Academic, Physical, And Social Benefits For Students, Kayla M. Peard
Honors College
Music is an integral part of our lives. There are countless examples of how learning music affects intelligence in students, but that is not music’s only benefit. Music is an academic discipline available in schools in which students’ simultaneously develop cognitive abilities, physical abilities, and social skills. This is particularly evident in the instrumental music classroom.
Through the studying of instrumental music and playing in ensembles, students learn countless lifelong skills that help them develop into intelligent, creative leaders. The cognitive abilities of the students grow and expand the longer they study music. Furthermore, it has been proven that their …