From hearing lullabies to the sing-song lilt of a parent’s voice, babies form strong connections with their caregivers through sound and song. Think about the way we instinctively bounce or rock fussy ...

There is ample evidence in neurological research about the benefits of music. It’s been shown that music can help stroke patients regain speech, and keep Alzheimer’s patients from losing precious ...

The 2005 National Review of School Music Education found many Australian students missed out on music education, with massive disparities between states. In 2020, our research for the Tony Foundation ...

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Combining music, video and literacy can make learning to read more engaging for kids. Music can be used to help kids master the alphabet, practice the sounds of letters, develop phonemic awareness, ...

NORFOLK, Va. — According to the Virginia Department of Education, one in three students from kindergarten to second grade are reading below the benchmark. This was part of the reason why musical ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOTV) Within the Kent County district, 81% of children at the 20 lowest performing schools read under state standards. This is a startling statistic, and is partly contributed to ...

PRINCIPALS of two primary schools are confident that targeted groups of their student population will benefit greatly from a new teaching/learning strategy using music, which was recently implemented ...

Welcome to our sand box. For months now, the NPR Ed Team has been playing with what we like to call "long listen" ideas — worthy stories that we can't tell in three or four minutes. For this week's ...