{"id":14252,"date":"2013-09-28T12:40:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-28T02:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=14252"},"modified":"2013-09-28T12:40:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T02:40:56","slug":"study-confirms-wide-ranging-benefits-of-arts-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=14252","title":{"rendered":"Study Confirms Wide-Ranging Benefits Of Arts Education."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governments take note!<\/p>\n<p>Parents take heart!\u00a0Those hours of music practice, of driving children to music lessons, rehearsals and concerts &#8211; not to mention the cost &#8211; are well worth the effort!<\/p>\n<p>The study, undertaken by the University of Sydney and the Australia Council for the Arts and published in the Journal of Educational Psychology\u00a0 shows that active engagement in the arts has wide ranging benefits in a variety of spheres.\u00a0 Over 600 students\u00a0from\u00a0 15 elementary and high schools were followed over 2 years. 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