In 2001, the College Entrance Examination Board found those students involved with music appreciation. Their counterparts by 63 points. On the verbal portion of the examination and 44 points.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Focus on national tests robs children of true learning. School is back and it is a matter of regrettable fact that large numbers of children in state and independent schools will be subjected to a style of teaching directed exclusively to producing satisfactory results in national literacy and numeracy tests and consequently scoring high ratings with My School. Music, for example, when it is properly taught, .

March 7, 2011 by sfrack. Classroom teachers are being fired, classes are over flowing, and programs are being cut. Since the arts are not mandated in the state of N. , they are the first to go. Math and science nurture the brain. Music and art nurture the brain and the soul. But there is a f.

My thoughts about the world of Music Education. The Problem with Music Advocacy. It places it in a category of sympathetic efforts toward something worthwhile in need of saving.