Music Education Infographic

Music Education Facts C“On SAT tests for 2006, music students scored an average of 57 points higher on the verbal portion of the test and 43 points higher on the math portion than students with no coursework or experience in the arts. ”1 IIII C“Schools that... More

Music Education Facts C“On SAT tests for 2006, music students scored an average of 57 points higher on the verbal portion of the test and 43 points higher on the math portion than students with no coursework or experience in the arts. ”1 IIII C“Schools that have music programs have significantly higher graduation rates than those without programs (90. 2% as compared to 72. 9%). ”1 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C“The American Music Conference reports that music-makers are more likely to go on to college and other higher education than non-music makers…52% more likely!”1 VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV C“A report released by the Texas Commission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse found that ‘secondary students who participated in band or orchestra reported the lowest lifetime and current use of all substances. ’”1 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH C“A recent Rockefeller Foundation Study discovered that music majors have the highest rate of admittance to medical schools, followed by biochemistry and the humanities. ”1 JJJJJJ Less