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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
  
• Music For All Foundation
  
• 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
• Americans for the Arts: No Child Left Behind
• Americans for the Arts' Online Resource Center
• Arts Action Fund
• Arts Education Partnership
• Center for Arts and Culture
• Communities LinkUP!
• From the Trenches: SupportMusic.com's Podcasts
• Grammy Education Watch
• Grammy in the Schools
• Keep Music Education Strong brochure (PDF)
• Moveon.org: online petition to save our public schools
• Music Education Advocacy Kit (free to California residents)
• Music for All Foundation
• MusicFriends.org
• Parents for Public Schools
• PBS: The Merrow Report: Saving The Arts
• Resolution Recognizing Benefits and Importance of School-Based Music Education Passed By US House of Representatives
• Resources from Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education
• School Music Matters
• Support Music: A public service of the Music Education Coalition
• Texas' Art Education Day: Teach Us Slideshow
• Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education
• TheMusicEdge.com online petition to congress
• 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

• Dr. Phil: The Power of Music
• NPR's Reading, Rhythm & 'Rithmatic: Music Education

General Arts

• The Art of Education Success
• Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement
• The Impact of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation
• The Arts Impact in Education

Stats & Research

• Arts Education Partnership: Research
• Involvement in the Arts and Human Development (UCLA)
• SAT Scores of Students in the Arts
• Society for Research in Music Education
• The Sound of Silence: The Unprecedented Decline of Music Education
  in California Public Schools
• SupportMusic Community Action Kit: What Research is Telling Us
• Harris Poll Links Education and Income Levels to Music Participation
• Did You Know? Music Advocacy Facts
• Music Advocacy: Facts, Figures and Quotes
• Americans Overwhelmingly Want Music In Schools
• Rhythm of Life
• 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
• NAEP 1997 Arts Report Card
• Assessment - Our Greatest Advocacy!
• Further Support For Music Heard On Capitol Hill
• 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
• The Genetic Mystery of Music
• 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