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Music and the brain

Students playing violins together in a classroom, demonstrating social emotional learning through music education.

Social Emotional Learning in Music Education

By Rebecca Hof

When social emotional learning (SEL) is embedded into music education, students learn the skills that will help them confront life’s complexities and challenges long after they leave the music classroom. Musical instruction and social emotional development can go...

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A boy playing the trumpet.

Key Research Insights on Music Education’s Impact

By Henry Donahue

Save The Music’s old tagline was “Music Equals Brainpower.” But how does music improve the mind? How does playing music affect the brain? Is it actually true that playing an instrument makes you smarter? Among musicians, teachers, and parents, there is a strong...

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Two kids playing with a xylophone.

Nurturing Mental Health Through Melody

By Izzy Esparza

Music education develops the whole child, including their physical and mental well-being. Investing in students’ mental health sets the foundation for lifelong success and encourages empathy, compassion, and understanding, creating a school environment where...

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students playing boomwhackers

Music for Mental Health during the Pandemic

By Dr. Eugenia Hernandez-Ruiz

Let me start by stating the obvious: the pandemic hit us all, and it did so in ways that we never imagined. But did you know that an estimated 1.5 billion learners (91.3%) experienced limited or no access to education, play, peer interaction and sports, which are...

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