Hold Me, I'm a Fermata. Research Paper on Music Education and the effects of music upon the brain.

<Tab/>Music education in the public school system is essential to the successful development of wisdom in young students. Personal and academic knowledge and confidence are greatly influenced by this musical understanding. Although the purely academic courses offered in today's school system challenge the mind to bring more intellect, "for many people, music is a release that is not found in any other class" (Lidh) thus allowing the mind to create …showed first 75 words of 1729 total…

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