Free Music Lessons Level Playing Field For Low-Income Kids
“’It can be so meaningful for a child to have this college student who is really just focused on them, getting to know them, helping them to learn and achieve something with music, and also just these life skills,’ Richards said. ‘And that will translate into so many other areas of their life.’ Researchers have found connections between learning a musical instrument and improved academic outcomes. One study led by Nina Kraus, a professor and neuroscientist at Northwestern University, found that music instruction improves children’s memory, focus, and communication ability — and that it could narrow the achievement gap between low- and high-income students.”