| The idea that studying music improves the
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| | pattern recognition and mental
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| social development of a child is not a
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| | representation scores improved
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| new one, but at last there is
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| | significantly for students given piano
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| incontrovertible evidence from a study
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| | instruction over a three-year period. The
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| conducted out of the University of
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| | researchers also found that self-esteem
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| Toronto.The study, published in the
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| | and musical skills measures improved for
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| August issue of Psychological Science was
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| | the students given piano instruction.And
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| led by Dr. E. Glenn Schellenberg, and
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| | data from the National Education
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| examined the effect of extra-curricular
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| | Longitudinal Study of 1988 revealed music
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| activities on the intellectual and social
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| | participants received more academic
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| development of six-year-old children. A
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| | honors and awards than non-music
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| group of 144 children were recruited
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| | students, and that the percentage of
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| through an ad in a local newspaper and
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| | music participants receiving As, As/Bs,
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| assigned randomly to one of four
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| | and Bs was higher than the percentage of
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| activities: piano lessons, voice lessons,
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| | non- participants receiving those
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| drama lessons, or no lessons.Two types of
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| | grades.In 1994, a report entitled "The
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| music lessons were offered in order to be
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| | Case For Music Study In Schools" was
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| able to generalize the results, while the
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| | printed in Phi Delta Kappan, the
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| groups receiving drama lessons or no
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| | professional print journal for education.
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| lessons were considered control groups in
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| | It included details of research conducted
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| order to test the effect of music lessons
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| | by physician and biologist Lewis Thomas,
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| over other art lessons requiring similar
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| | who studied the undergraduate majors of
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| skill sets and nothing at all. The
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| | medical school applicants. Thomas found
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| activities were provided for one year.The
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| | that 66 percent of music majors who
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| participating children were given IQ
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| | applied to medical school were admitted,
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| tests before and after the lessons. The
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| | the highest percentage of any group.The
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| results of this study revealed that
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| | same report asserted that the very best
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| increases in IQ from pre- to post-test
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| | engineers and technical designers in the
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| were larger in the music groups than in
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| | Silicon Valley industry were, almost
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| the two others. Generally these increases
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| | without exception, practicing
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| occurred across IQ subtests, index
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| | musicians.The world's top academic
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| scores, and academic achievement.While
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| | countries also place a high value on
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| music teachers across the country greeted
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| | music education. In a study of the
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| the new research enthusiastically, in
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| | ability of fourteen year-old science
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| fact, many other studies have previously
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| | students in seventeen countries, the top
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| shown a correlation between music study
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| | three countries were Hungary, the
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| and academic achievement.In 1997, well
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| | Netherlands, and Japan. All three include
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| known music researchers Frances Rauscher,
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| | music throughout the curriculum from
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| Gordon Shaw and their team at the
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| | kindergarten through high school.St.
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| University of California (Irvine)
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| | Augustine Bronx elementary school, about
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| reported that music training is far
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| | to fail in 1984, implemented an intensive
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| superior to computer instruction in
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| | music program, and today 90 percent of
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| dramatically enhancing children's
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| | the school's students are reading at or
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| abstract reasoning skills, the skills
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| | above grade level. And a ten-year study
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| necessary for learning math and science.
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| | at UCLA tracked more than 25,000
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| A group led by the same two scientists
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| | students, and showed that music making
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| had earlier showed that after eight
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| | improves test scores. Regardless of
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| months of piano lessons, preschoolers
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| | socio-economic background, music-making
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| showed a 46 percent boost in their
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| | students get higher marks in standardized
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| spatial reasoning IQ.The March 1999 issue
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| | tests than those who had no music
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| of Neurological Research published a
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| | involvement. The test scores studied were
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| report by another group of researchers,
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| | not only standardized tests, such as the
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| also at the University of California
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| | SAT, but also in reading proficiency
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| (Irvine), who found that second-grade
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| | exams.Music training helps
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| students given four months of piano
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| | under-achievers as well, according to
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| keyboard training, as well as time
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| | research published in Nature magazine in
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| playing newly designed computer software,
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| | May 1996. In Rhode Island, researchers
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| scored 27% higher on proportional math
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| | studied eight public school first grade
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| and fractions tests than other
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| | classes. Half of the classes became "test
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| children.Students with coursework and
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| | arts" groups, receiving ongoing music and
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| experience in music performance and music
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| | visual arts training. In kindergarten,
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| appreciation scored higher on the SAT,
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| | this group had lagged behind in
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| according to a Profile of Program Test
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| | scholastic performance. After seven
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| Takers released by the Princeton, NJ,
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| | months, the students were given a
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| College Entrance Examination Board in
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| | standardized test. The "test arts" group
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| 2001. This report stated that students in
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| | had caught up to their fellow students in
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| music performance scored 57 points higher
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| | reading and surpassed their classmates in
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| on the verbal and 41 points higher on the
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| | math by 22 percent. In the second year of
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| math, and students in music appreciation
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| | the project, the arts students widened
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| scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44
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| | this margin even further. Students were
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| points higher on the math, than did
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| | also evaluated on attitude and behavior.
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| students with no arts
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| | Classroom teachers noted improvement in
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| participation.Another part of this same
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| | these areas also.In 2005, it appears the
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| study shows that longer music study means
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| | pace of scientific research into music
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| higher SAT scores. For example, students
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| | making has never been greater. The most
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| participating in the arts for two years
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| | recent evidence from the University of
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| averaged 29 points higher on the verbal
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| | Toronto confirms what many other
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| portion and 18 points higher on the math
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| | researchers have already detected - that
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| portion of the SAT than students with no
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| | music boosts brainpower, academic
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| coursework or experience in the arts.
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| | achievement,socialization skills, and
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| Students with four or more years in the
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| | emotional health.It's logical, when you
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| arts scored 57 points higher and 39
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| | think about it. People who learn to play
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| points higher on the verbal and math
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| | an instruments are in groups -- bands,
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| portions respectively than students with
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| | choirs, orchestras, combos, worship
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| no arts coursework.Another study also
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| | teams, etc. And working and making music
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| found support for a relationship between
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| | with others is bound to help relateabilty
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| math achievement and participation in
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| | with people and foster close bonds with
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| instrumental music instruction. The
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| | fellow musicians.So it appears that
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| researchers found that students who
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| | learning to play music, whether guitar,
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| participated in instrumental music
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| | piano, or some other instrument, actually
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| instruction in high school took on the
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| | does contribute to your ability to "win
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| average 2.9 more advanced math courses
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| | friends and influence people."Duane Shinn
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| then did students who did not
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| | is the author of over 500 music books and
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| participate.In fact, various studies over
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| | products such as DVD's, CD's, musical
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| the last 10 years suggest teaching kids
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| | games for kids, chord charts, musical
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| music can heighten their aptitude for
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| | software, and piano lesson instructional
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| math, reading, and engineering. (One
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| | courses for adults. He holds an advanced
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| explanation for improved ability in
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| | degree from Southern Oregon University
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| mathematics is that music theory is based
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| | and was the founder of Piano University
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| on mathematical truths. Rhythms are
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| | in Southern Oregon. He can be reached at
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| divided into fractions - half notes,
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| | He is the author of the popular free
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| quarter notes and eighth notes. Scales
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| | 101-week e-mail newsletter titled
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| have eight tones, and the steps between
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| | "Amazing Secrets Of Piano Chords &
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| them follow an equation.)A McGill
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| | Sizzling Chord Progressions" with over
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| University study in 1998 found that
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| | 55,000 current subscribers.
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