"All the recent research shows that children
exposed to music from an early age develop better language
and reading skills and a generally heightened ability to concentrate
and therefore learn. So music is not just good for the soul
- it can actually promote the literacy and numeracy targets
at the heart of the new agenda."
Sir Simon Rattle of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,
on the need for music in schools.
The Observer - Feb 98.
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