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The Case For Instrumental Music Education: The Academic, Physical, And Social Benefits For Students, Kayla M. Peard May 2012

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 …


Board Of Trustees September 23,1980, University Of Maine System Sep 1980

Board Of Trustees September 23,1980, University Of Maine System

Corporate Records

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Board Of Trustees December 18, 1979, University Of Maine System Dec 1979

Board Of Trustees December 18, 1979, University Of Maine System

Corporate Records

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