Music can help Language Skills

This fall semester, The Artist Outreach is providing pilot programs across North Texas where regular practice of rhythm will help build language skills and pronunciation of words:

Music Can Help Improve Children’s Reading Skills

(TheFreeDictionary.com  8/16/14)

When funds are tight and schools are forced to cut programming, the arts are typically the first things on the chopping block, despite mounting evidence that art education improves academic performance. Music education, for example, has been shown to improve concentration, memory, and focus in the classroom. For children raised in impoverished environments, it can even help improve reading skills and sound and language processing. These gains appear to persist long term, even after the music lessons have ended……