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[quote=Anonymous]I thought the article mentioned some good studies examining the effect, but I see your point -- you want proof in a professional journal...or conference.  So I guess this wouldn't count:

A study published by Martin Gardiner (currently at Brown University's Center for the Study of Human Development) in the May 1996 issue of the journal [i]Nature[/i], groups of first graders were given music instruction that emphasized sequential skill development and musical games involving rhythm and pitch. After six months, the students scored significantly better in math than students in groups that received traditional music instruction. (Reading scores for the two groups didn't show marked differences.) Follow-up studies with different groups of students showed similar results.

Nor this:

"Examination of Relationships between Participation in School Music Programs of Differing Quality and Standardized Test Results,” [ http://people.ku.edu/~cmj/researchreports/musicandtestscores.pdf ] published in 2007 by Christopher Johnson in the [i]Journal of Research in Music Education[/i], professor of music education and music therapy at the University of Kansas, revealed that students in elementary schools with superior music education programs scored around 22 percent higher in English and 20 percent higher in math scores on standardized tests, compared to schools with low-quality music programs, regardless of socioeconomic disparities among the schools or school districts. Johnson compares the concentration that music training requires to the focus needed to perform well on a standardized test. Aside from test score results, Johnson’s study highlights the positive effects that a quality music education can have on a young child’s success.

The researched and peer reviewed papers from these studies have been published...a little internet searching will find them.  There are dozens more but I have made my point.[/quote]

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