Those with More Education and Higher Household Incomes are More Likely to Have Had Music Education

Music education Influences Level of Personal Fulfillment for Many U.S. Adults

Whether it?s chorus, band, or just violin lessons, music impacts Americans? lives.  While singing in a chorus or playing an instrument is fun, it can also provide important skills like creative problem solving that can help lead to higher education and incomes as well as personal fulfillment.

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One thing is clear, music education is an important part of people?s lives and it definitely has an impact on their later lives.  It also prepares people differently as we see that those who had more music education are more likely to be better educated and also have higher household incomes.  It is also not just music education in general, specific types of music seem to almost ?wire? people to think slightly differently about their music experiences overall, as well as what they can get out of music education.

Vocal lessons and garage bands are the two categories which drive people to think more strongly about what music education provides.  The time spent in music is also important. While all people who had music education may think about it in a certain way, those who participated for more than five years are more likely to say how influential it was to their current level of personal fulfillment.  These people are also more likely to be better educated and have higher household incomes as well.  The bottom line of this is that those who have music education and who spend more time with whatever type of music they participate in, even a garage band, are more likely to have more education and to have higher incomes - definitely, two very good reasons to instill music in children?s lives.

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