Sunday, December 19, 2010

A Couple of Worthwhile (short) Articles

Music lessons pay off in higher earnings: poll
http://www.sharda.org/Music%20lessons%20pay%20off%20in%20higher%20earnings.pdf

This is a Reuters article about a survey of high income earners and speculates on how music lessons might have contributed to their success, as it is a summary of the Harris study, it is only a few paragraphs long and certainly worth a look.If you would like to see the complete findings of the poll, you can look here:
http://www.menc.org/documents/advocacy/harrispoll/harris_poll_column.pdf


Make-up Music Lessons from an Economist's Point of View, By Vicky Barham, Ph. D.
http://musicworksacademy.com/Files/Make%20Up%20Lesson%20%20Rostron%20article.pdf

It is not uncommon for many parents to be confused as to why instructors of music lessons don't offer makeup lessons. The article by Dr. Barham goes some way to explaining why it really isn't possible or equitable to have an open reschedule policy.

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