Statistics indicate that if kids participate in music, they are likely to earn higher grades and score better on standardized tests. Now there is powerful scientific evidence of a cause and effect link between music instruction and intelligence.

As an advocate for school music, I would like to make a presentation to your group about the most recent research that links music study to the development of the human mind. The presentation takes less than 10 minutes and contains information that will be of great interest to those of us concerned with the quality of the workforce of the 21st century.

I hope that you can make time in your next meeting agenda for this informative presentation and we can work together to help our local decision-makers understand the importance of educating the whole child.