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Music Education

Supporting Music Education

At Bandology, one of our goals are to support the music community in building their programs and outreach. Research studies from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and around the world have proven what we know from anecdotal experience – music makes kids smarter.

Music can improve your child’s life in these core areas:
Academic Achievement
Social Skills
Mental Health
Child Development

To support music education in the community, we have different resources for educators and youth and family.

For Educators

For Youth and Families

What’s Your Forte?

What’s Your Forte is an interview series in which members of the Bandology team interview musicians, conductors, composers, teachers, students and community members about their experiences with music and their views on the power of music education.

Click below for the What’s Your Forte interview series.

The more kids play and perform, the more they are able to absorb the myriad of benefits, including transferable skills like self-confidence, focus, collaboration, leadership, time management, organization and more; more likely to get good grades, be on the honour roll, get accepted to university, be offered scholarships; be more well-rounded and attractive to employers both now and in the future.

View the research and learn more about the benefits of music education.

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