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Music Advocacy Links
Posted on 1st July 2010 by Teresa Heitman
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

