“I’ve come up with the theory that the music is within. We don’t bring it in; it’s already there. We have to figure out how to get it out.” – Howard Roberts – Jazz Guitar
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” – Plato
“Music is the art of thinking with sounds.” -Jules Combarieualen
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Red Auerbach
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. -Victor Hugo
U.S. Department of Education data show that students who report consistently high levels of involvement in instrumental music during the middle- and high-school years show significantly higher levels of mathematics proficiency by grade 12. — J. Catterall et al. “Involvement in the Arts and Human Development”, 1999.
“Students with coursework/experience in music performance and music appreciation scored higher on the SAT: students in music performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal and 41 points higher on the math, and students in music appreciation scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on the math, than did students with no arts participation.” – College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers. Princeton, NJ: The College Entrance Examination Board, 2001. Read the rest of this entry »
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