Music Advocacy Facts
Elementary students who participate in creating and performing an opera are more likely to:
• increase class participation,
• make connections in conversation and with themes,
• make constructive critiques, and
• revise their own earlier ideas
than in non-opera settings.
The opera setting also helps to increase positive social exchanges such as working effectively in a group, taking turns, listening, and asking questions properly. Over time, these positive interactions increase in frequency.
From: "Why the Arts Matter in Education Or Just What Do Children Learn When They Create An Opera?," Dennie Palmer Wolf, In E. Fiske (Ed.), Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning., The Arts Education Partnership and the President's Committee on
Available here: The Arts Education Partnership - Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development
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