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BY THE NUMBERS<br />
by Matthew Clark<br />
On the 2012 SAT, students who participated in music<br />
scored an average of 31 points above average in reading, 23<br />
points above average in math, and 31 points above average<br />
in writing.<br />
College Board SAT, 2012 College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile<br />
Report. (See table 18.)<br />
Schools that have music programs have significantly<br />
higher graduation rates than do those without music programs<br />
(90.2 percent as compared to 72.9 percent). In addition,<br />
those that rate their programs as “excellent or very<br />
good” have an even higher graduation rate (90.9 percent).<br />
Harris Interactive Inc. (2006). Understanding the Linkages Between<br />
Music Education and Educational Outcomes.<br />
Schools that have music programs have significantly<br />
higher attendance rates than do those without programs<br />
(93.3 percent as compared to 84.9 percent).<br />
Harris Interactive Inc. (2006). Understanding the Linkages Between<br />
Music Education and Educational Outcomes.<br />
In spite of this public support and documented benefits,<br />
“only one in four eighth graders reported being asked to<br />
sing or play a music instrument at least once a week.”<br />
-1998 NAEP Assessment<br />
https://www.musicforall.org/who-we-are/advocacy/quick-facts<br />
12 | TENNESSEE MUSICIAN | 2016 | <strong>Vol</strong>ume <strong>69</strong>, <strong>No</strong>. 1
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