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Meaningful Experiences
 “In a high-level performance environment, hard work and dedicated practice predicts success far
more than innate ability.” (NAfME)
 “Students learn the value of persistence, and of working hard for an uncertain outcome.” (NAfME)

Understanding
 Improved Cognition (Research in Music Education, 2009)
 “Music study promotes fluency in knowledge systems beyond the linguistic and mathematical,
enabling a deeper and broader understanding of our world and of the human experience.” (NAfME)

Social Skills
 Emotional Awareness: “Students learn to express themselves in multiple ways and become more
sensitive to the preferences and feelings of others.” (NAfME)
 Collaboration: Music classrooms are “we” classrooms; everyone contributes to the success of the
program. No student is a bench warmer.
 Communication: Students learn how to communicate effectively their musical ideas to their peers
and instructors.

Intelligence
 Higher Grade Point Averages Regardless of the Socioeconomic level of the School (National
Educational Longitudinal Study , 1988)
 Improved Reading Skills (Applications of Research in Music Education, 2008)

Creativity
 Students learn to express the outside world through performance and class collaboration.
 Students learn to express themselves through performance and practice opportunities.
 Process Orientation: Creative process allows students to constantly refine their thinking.

Information from the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)’s Advocacy Website: www.broaderminded.com