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Students with coursework/experience in music performance and music appreciation scored higher on the SAT: 51 points higher on the verbal and 39 points higher on the math for music performance, and 61 points higher on the verbal and 46 points higher on the math for music appreciation than students with no arts participation.
-- 1995 College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers, The College Entrance Examination Board, Princeton, New Jersey.

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Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 showed that music participants received more academic honors and awards than non-music students, and that the percentage of music participants receiving As, As/Bs, and Bs was higher than the percentage of non-participants receiving those grades.
-- NELS:88 First Follow-Up, 1990, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington D.C.

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Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66% of music majors who applied to medical school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. 44% of biochemistry majors were admitted.
-- As reported in "The Case for Music in the Schools," Phi Delta Kappan, February

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A study of 811 high school students indicated that the proportion of minority students with a music teacher role-model was significantly larger than for any other discipline. 36% of these students identified music teachers as their role models, as opposed to 28% English teachers, 11% elementary teachers, 7% physical education/sports teachers and 1% principals.
-- D. L. Hamann and L. M. Walker, "Music teachers as role models for African-American students, "Journal of Research in Music Education, 41, 1993.

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Students who participated in arts programs in selected elementary and middle schools in New York City showed significant increases in self-esteem and thinking skills.
-- National Arts Education Research Center, New York University, 1990.

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		Students with coursework/experience in music performance and music appreciation scored higher on the SAT: 51 points higher on the verbal and 39 points higher on the math for music performance, and 61 points higher on the verbal and 46 points higher on the math for music appreciation than students with no arts participation. -- 1995 College-Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers, The College Entrance Examination Board, Princeton, New Jersey. *** * *** Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 showed that music participants received more academic honors and awards than non-music students, and that the percentage of music participants receiving As, As/Bs, and Bs was higher than the percentage of non-participants receiving those grades. -- NELS:88 First Follow-Up, 1990, National Center for Education Statistics, Washington D.C. *** * * Physician and biologist Lewis Thomas studied the undergraduate majors of medical school applicants. He found that 66% of music majors who applied to medical school were admitted, the highest percentage of any group. 44% of biochemistry majors were admitted. -- As reported in "The Case for Music in the Schools," Phi Delta Kappan, February * * *** A study of 811 high school students indicated that the proportion of minority students with a music teacher role-model was significantly larger than for any other discipline. 36% of these students identified music teachers as their role models, as opposed to 28% English teachers, 11% elementary teachers, 7% physical education/sports teachers and 1% principals. -- D. L. Hamann and L. M. Walker, "Music teachers as role models for African-American students, "Journal of Research in Music Education, 41, 1993. *** * *** Students who participated in arts programs in selected elementary and middle schools in New York City showed significant increases in self-esteem and thinking skills. -- National Arts Education Research Center, New York University, 1990.