The Arts Play A Significant Role In Children’s Development

Monday, February 1, 2016 No Comments
“At this time when you are making critical and far-reaching budget and program decisions…I write to bring to your attention the importance of the arts as a core academic subject and part of a complete education for all students. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act defines the arts as a core subject, and the arts play a significant role in children’s development and learning process. The arts can help students become tenacious, team-oriented problem solvers who are confident and able to think creatively.”
~ Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, Letter to Schools and Community Leaders, 2009.

Young Children Who Take Music Lessons Show Different Brain Development

Friday, January 29, 2016 No Comments
Young Children who take music lessons show different brain development and improved memory over the course of a year, compared to children who do not receive musical training.
~ Dr. Laurel Trainor, Prof. of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior at McMaster University, 2006

Students In Top-Quality Music Programs Score Higher On Tests

Thursday, January 28, 2016 No Comments
Students in top-quality instrumental programs scored 17% higher in mathematics than children in schools without a music program, and 33% higher in mathematics than students in a deficient choral program.
~ Journal for Research in Music Education, June 2007; Dr. Christopher Johnson, Jenny Memmott

Tom May – Paige’s Music Staff Spotlight

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1 Comment

Tom May is one of our string techs in the repair shop.  Check out the video below to learn more about Tom and how he came to work at Paige’s Music.

Mastery In Arts Is Closely Correlated To Greater Understanding Of Language Components

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 No Comments
Much like expert technical skills, mastery in arts and humanities is closely correlated to a greater understanding of language components.
~ Trei, Lisa. “Musical training helps language processing, studies show.” Stanford News. Accessed February 24, 2015.

Children With Learning Disabilities Could Benefit Greatly From Music Lessons

Monday, January 25, 2016 No Comments
Children with learning disabilities or dyslexia who tend to lose focus with more noise could benefit greatly from music lessons.
~ Arete Music Academy. “Statistical benefits of music in education.” Arete Music Academy. Accessed July 17, 2014.

Early Childhood Training In Music Improves Focus

Friday, January 22, 2016 No Comments
Early childhood training in instrumental music improves the ability to pay attention–visual focus, active listening, and staying on task.
~ Neville, H., et al. (2008). Effects of Music Training on Brain and Cognitive Development in Under-privileged 3- to 5-year-old Children: Preliminary Results. In C. Asbury & B. Rich (Eds.), Learning, Arts, and the Brain: The Dana Consortium Report on Arts and Cognition (pp. 105-116). New York, NY: Dana Press.

Musically Trained Children Score Better On Tests

Thursday, January 21, 2016 No Comments
Musically trained children performed better in a memory test that is correlated with general intelligence skills such as literacy, verbal memory, visuospatial processing, mathematics, and IQ.
~ Dr. Laurel Trainor, Prof. of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior at McMaster University, 2006