SLIDE 7 HE HERE IS WHY HY WE STUD UDY Y MUSIC SIC AND ND HO HOW MUSIC IC MAKES ES US BETTER TTER STUD UDENT ENTS S AND ND CITIZENS ZENS:
MATHEMA EMATICS TICS SKILLS: S: Certain types of music instruction help develop the capacity for spatial temporal reasoning, which is integral to the acquisition of important mathematics skills. Spatial temporal reasoning refers to the ability to understand the relationship of ideas and objects in space and time. READING DING AND LANGUAGE GE SKILLS: S: Music instruction enhances and complements basic reading skills, language development and writing skills. The study of music provides a context for teaching language skills because music is a language and a powerful form
THINKING G SKILLS: S: Reasoning ability, intuition, perception, imagination, inventiveness, creativity, problem-solving skills and expression are among the thought processes developed through the study of music. SOCI CIAL AL SKILLS: S: Music education promotes growth in positive social skills including self- confidence, self-control, conflict resolution, collaboration, empathy and social tolerance. MOTI TIVATI TION ON TO LEARN: Music nurtures a motivation to learn by emphasizing active engagement, disciplined and sustained attention, persistence and risk taking, among
Source: Ruppert, Sandra S.: Critical Evidence – How the ARTS Benefit Student
- Achievement. The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, 2006.