Music Advocacy Facts
Quality music programs help children develop their gross- and fine-motor skills, which are important to emotional expression, particularly in children with limited verbal/oral ability.
From: "Self-Esteem: A Byproduct of Quality Classroom Music," by Laverne Warner. Childhood Education, Volume 76, Issue 1, page 19; Copyright 1999.
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