{"id":14489,"date":"2017-07-25T15:19:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T20:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backtobasicslearning.com\/?p=14489"},"modified":"2017-07-25T15:20:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T20:20:34","slug":"4-essential-ways-that-music-lessons-boost-academic-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/4-essential-ways-that-music-lessons-boost-academic-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"4 essential ways that music lessons boost academic learning!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"Music<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Memory Makers<\/strong>. According to the National Association for Music Education<\/a>, \u201cYoung children who take music lessons show improved memory over the course of a year, compared to children who do not receive musical training.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Stronger Academics.<\/strong> Studies also show that music improves a child\u2019s success in all areas of academia. For example, \u201cstudents in high-quality school music education programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students in schools with deficient music education programs, regardless of the socioeconomic level of community,\u201d says Nature Neuroscience<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Transferable Skills & Learning.<\/strong> In\u00a0The Benefits of Music Education<\/em>, at\u00a0PBS Parents<\/em>, author Laura Lewis Brown explains, \u201cResearch has found that learning music facilitates learning other subjects and enhances skills that children inevitably use in other areas.\u201d These areas include language development, increased IQ, and spatial-temporal skills.<\/li>\n
  4. Brain Workout.<\/strong> Further, research indicates that the brain of a musician\u00a0actually works differently<\/em>than that of a non-musician. According to Dr. Eric Rasmussen, chair of the Early Childhood Music Department at the Peabody Preparatory of The Johns Hopkins University, \u201c\u2026that children involved in music have larger growth of neural activity than people not in music training. When you\u2019re a musician and you\u2019re playing an instrument, you have to be using more of your brain.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Music lessons and music education in Nationwide<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Due to budget cuts, music programs are under intense pressure all across America.\u00a0 In Nationwide, however, beginner and experienced players are able to continue their love of music at the Back to Basics Learning Dynamics Education Center in Wilmington.<\/p>\n

    Students of all ages, from beginner to experienced, can learn or improve their skills on a variety of instruments including:<\/p>\n