Marblehead School Music Programs Among Best in US

MARBLEHEAD, MA — Marblehead's school music programs are among the best in the country, according to a new survey.

Marblehead was included on the "Best Communities for Music Education" survey by the University of Kansas and the National Association of Music Merchants.

The group said it evaluated over 13,000 school districts in the country. Marblehead was one of 19 Massachusetts school districts highlighted on the survey.

"Music and the arts make a very positive contribution to the general success of the school and connection to the community,” said Kansas researcher and professor Christopher Johnson. “Access to music and the arts in the curriculum is important in its own right and connects students to their own personal expression and creativity. These activities also have been shown to contribute to lower dropout rates, higher graduation rates, higher ACT scores, and all the while, children learn the joys of music and all the life skills it fosters.”

The survey highlighted a total of 476 school districts.

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Best Communities for Music Education survey