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The Little Book of Music and Movement by 10 Reason You Should Take Up a Musical Instrument - A brief article on the reasons why everyone should learn to play a musical instrument.
18 Benefits of Playing a Music Instrument - An article from Borrowed Notes (an organization whose goal is to provide children with musical training) on the benefits of musical training.
The El Sistema Music Revolution - An inspiring YouTube video on an award-winning Venezuelan youth music program that has been exported internationally.
How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain - A short TED-Ed video on how music benefits your brain. Think fireworks!
The Importance of a Music Education - A short YouTube video on how music improves all-around brain function.
The two best RTC database for finding journal and magazine articles on education and music is ProQuest. Try some of these searches: (You'll have to log in using your RTC student email address and password.)
Possible ProQuest searches:
You can also try searching for articles in JSTOR. The RTC Library does not carry all of the articles in the JSTOR database; if you find something we do not carry, ask us about Interlibrary Loaning books and articles.
Try EBSCOhost Community College eBook Collection for eBooks on music and education.
Kanopy Streaming offer videos on music and health. (Tip: Kanopy requires that you make a second personal account to use their videos. Need help? Check out this page.)
Big Voice: The Power of Music Education - A high school choir teacher works to weld his students into one big voice. See the "tranformative power of music education" in action.