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Excellent article. If I hear "the research shows" one more time I'm going to hit the roof. If the research was valid we wouldn't be changing course every two or three years. "Best practice" is usually an attempt by a superintendent, principal, or school board to put a feather in their cap by doing something new and "cutting edge."

Mentions Daniel Levitin's book "This is Your Brain on Music." Also Leonard Meyer.

Research by Dr. Jay Gilbert that is based on the famous 1978 dissertation by Acton Ostling, Jr.

music and reading

The Bottom Line Student achievement on standardized academic assessments is not adversely affected by pullout music programs.

Are your music students doing any online research? You can create your own search engine and add the sites you want your students to use or visit.