The Importance of Music Education Children today need music more than ever.
Music education helps young minds to develop creativity and expression of emotions.
Participation in music ensembles gives youths an extra curricular activity that not only keeps them off the streets, but gives them self esteem and a camaraderie with their fellow musicians that they wouldn't necessarily find anywhere else. Unfortunately, the music programs of schools today are threatened by budget cuts. Other academics are taking precedence with the funds that are provided. Benefits of Music Education Music Benefits a Child's Mind A child who is exposed to music at a young age learns better in other subjects of their education. After training, the music group exhibited significantly higher reading scores than did the control group scoring in the 88th percentile versus the 72nd percentile after an additional year of Kodaly training, the experimental group was still superior to the control group.