Commentary: Music education is crucial to students’ development

The article by Tyler Bilodeau talks about the benefits and necessity of music education.
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Music education has been the most important part of my academic development thus far. I was involved in school bands from fifth grade until my senior year of high school, and through these programs, I was able to make many lifelong friends.Read the …

Music education has been the most important part of my academic development thus far. I was involved in school bands from fifth grade until my senior year of high school, and through these programs, I was able to make many lifelong friends.

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Music education has been the most important part of my academic development thus far. I was involved in school bands from fifth grade until my senior year of high school, and through these programs, I was able to make many lifelong friends.

"Music education has been the most important part of my academic development thus far...
"the benefits of music education go far beyond simply teaching life skills.
A 2007 study done by Christopher Johnson, professor of music education and music therapy at the University of Kansas, showed that elementary students who went to
schools with sufficient music programs scored around 22 percent higher in English and 20 percent higher in math on standardized tests than those in schools with low-quality music
programs, regardless of socioeconomic disparities among the schools or school districts. "

"In a perfect world, every school would have an established music education program, allowing students to express themselves in ways that academics and sports cannot facilitate. All of the skills learned in the classroom are extremely applicable to the real world and learning music can open up the minds of young students."