Music Research

Music Research

Scientific knowledge about the effects of music and music making is constantly expanding, and The NAMM Foundation has taken a global leadership role in supporting music research. Research expands understanding about the impact of music making and music education, the importance of music at every stage of life, and relationships between music and physical and emotional wellness. Outcomes of music research support NAMM's public relations programs along with public policy and advocacy activity.

The NAMM Foundation provides funding for projects such as the work by neurobiologist Nina Kraus, which offers insight into how musical experience affects brain function across the lifespan.

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Research Briefs: Did You Know

The Biological Benefits of Music Education, Nina Kraus, Ph.D.

Striking A Chord: The Public's Hopes and Beliefs for K-12 Music Education in the United States: 2015

NAMM Foundation Research Grants

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Community Spotlight

With my instrument, I have learned to listen to the sounds of the ensemble to create a more beautiful voice.

- Student, Age 17

Did you know?

"Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul." Gottfried Leibniz, German philosopher and mathematician.

Quoted in "We use music to say things we could never say with words" by Andrea Bocelli. Feb. 7, 2018

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