Music Matters!
Let your voice be heard about the importance of music education for every child! Find out more from the links on this page.
Information | Action Tools | General Arts
Stats & Research | For Parents | For Educators | For Therapists | Videos
Websites for more information
- Children's Music Workshop
- American Music Conference
- Music in Schools Today
- School Music Matters
- National Assoc. For Music Education
- Support Music
- Arts Education Partnership
- Mr Holland's Opus Foundation
- American Music Therapy Assoc.
- Fender Music Foundation
- Int'l Society for Music Education
- VH1 Save the Music
Action Tools: How to get involved?
- Americans for the Arts / E-Advocacy Center
- Arts Action Fund
- Arts Education Partnership
- Center for Arts and Culture
- Communities LinkUP!
- Grammy in the Schools
- Moveon.org: online petition to save our public schools
- Music Education Advocacy Kit (free to California residents)
- MusicFriends.org
- Parents for Public Schools
- Resolution Recognizing Benefits and Importance of School-Based Music Education Passed By US House of Representatives
- School Music Matters
- Support Music: A public service of the Music Education Coalition
- Texas' Art Education Day: Teach Us Slideshow
- VH-1's Save the Music
- Yale 1957's Music in Schools Initiative
For Parents
- An Exciting Way to Raise Kids' IQs
- Parent Paper: Music Education Hits a High Note
- Study: Parents Can Help Babies Get Rhythm
- Raise your child's musical IQ
Videos/Podcasts
General Arts
Stats & Research
- Arts Education Partnership: Research
- Involvement in the Arts and Human Development (UCLA)
- Society for Research in Music Education
- The Sound of Silence: The Unprecedented Decline of Music Education
in California Public Schools - 93 Percent Believe Arts are Vital to a Well-Rounded Education
- Research Briefs: Did you know?
Articles For Educators
- Gallup Poll: Americans overwhelmingly want music education in schools
- Music Education Can Help Children Improve Reading Skills
- Music Lessons Enhance IQ
- Musical Training Helps Language Processing, Studies Show
- Music Education in America
- Music Education and Advocacy
- The Benefits of the Study of Music
- Music Education - The benefits to children
For Therapists
- Remo Drums: Health Rhythms
- Doctor Prescribes Making Music To Play Your Stress Away
- After Surgery, A Little Sergei
- The Brain Divides and Conquers
- Brain Workouts Tone Memory
- The Latest Rehab Device? A Tambourine
- The Marvel of the Mature Mind
- Swedish Study Examines Healthy Hobbies
- Brain Workouts Tone Memory
- Music as medicine hits just the right note
- Now Hear This!
- Older Adults Benefit from Music Making
