NORFOLK, Va. — According to the Virginia Department of Education, one in three students from kindergarten to second grade are reading below the benchmark. This was part of the reason why musical ...

Combining music, video and literacy can make learning to read more engaging for kids. Music can be used to help kids master the alphabet, practice the sounds of letters, develop phonemic awareness, ...

When good readers read aloud, it sounds like music. The music of reading aloud is called reading prosody, or, in everyday language, reading with expression. Researchers looking at reading prosody ...

An ideal society would equitably distribute the means of production, and that includes musical production. Universal music literacy would ensure everyone has the tools to take part in the collective ...

Learning music has positive effects on the brain, including reinforcing language skills, improving reading ability, and strengthing memory and attention. That’s part of the reason why ...

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