These studies show that students who participate in music ensembles and appreciation are the students with the highest I.Q.'s, math scores, and grade point averages. Music programs attract students that schools traditionally regard as their best students. The data here provides strong support for the existence of school music programs throughout a child's academic life.
Studies convincingly demonstrate the relationship between math and music.
Four studies are cited in Spin-Offs. Students who took music appreciation or participated in musical performance had math scores which were consistently 14 to 23 points above the national average and 19 to 37 points above students with no arts experience of any kind. It was also found that the more arts studies, the higher the scores. Students who participated in music or other arts courses for four or more years in high school scored on average 18 points better on the math section of the SAT then did students with less than one year and approximately 14 points better than students with only one year of high school music participation. One study also found support for a relationship between math achievement and participation in instrumental music instruction.