Comments on: More Education and Higher Incomes: More Likely to Have Had Music Education http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/11/17/more-education-and-higher-incomes-more-likely-to-have-had-music-education/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Foobarista http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/11/17/more-education-and-higher-incomes-more-likely-to-have-had-music-education/#comment-123061 Foobarista Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:41:52 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/11/17/more-education-and-higher-incomes-more-likely-to-have-had-music-education/#comment-123061 I think this is correlation, not causation. There isn't a whole lot of money for music education in poor districts. Also, other things being similar, "selective" colleges definitely favor people with music background over those that don't have one. I think this is correlation, not causation. There isn’t a whole lot of money for music education in poor districts. Also, other things being similar, “selective” colleges definitely favor people with music background over those that don’t have one.

]]> By: Meg http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/11/17/more-education-and-higher-incomes-more-likely-to-have-had-music-education/#comment-123053 Meg Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2007/11/17/more-education-and-higher-incomes-more-likely-to-have-had-music-education/#comment-123053 I definitely think music education and experience with music is very important to a well-rounded person and to development. There are many different kinds of studies that show the correlation between art/music and higher grades, higher incomes, higher education, etc. But this isn't necessarily because art/music makes you smarter/more ambitious/more successful. It's because kids from higher socio-economic families are more likely to make better grades, go to better schools, and get better jobs. Socio-economic level is the primary predictor for your success level later in life by a variety of measures (higher SATs, higher income, etc). And kids from wealtheir families are the ones that go to the schools with good music/art programs. I definitely think music education and experience with music is very important to a well-rounded person and to development.

There are many different kinds of studies that show the correlation between art/music and higher grades, higher incomes, higher education, etc. But this isn’t necessarily because art/music makes you smarter/more ambitious/more successful.

It’s because kids from higher socio-economic families are more likely to make better grades, go to better schools, and get better jobs. Socio-economic level is the primary predictor for your success level later in life by a variety of measures (higher SATs, higher income, etc). And kids from wealtheir families are the ones that go to the schools with good music/art programs.

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