Stonelake Youth Symphony

Information on how music can help with anxiety, sleep, stress and more in children available here: https://www.healthychildren.org//emotional-wellness/Pages/

Learn about how music aids with language development, increases IQ, improves test scores and more from this PBS article: http://www.pbs.org//music/the-benefits-of-music-education/

What do eye-hand coordination, language development, body awareness and physical fitness all have in common? They’re all the result of music being prevalent in a child’s life! Read more here: http://www.naeyc.org//article/how-music-sets-the-tone-for-

Music can help the development of children and teens of any age. Learn how in this article from brighthorizons.com: http://www.brighthorizons.com//2010-music-and-children-rhy

Learn about the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s music director, Xian Zhang, who took this role in 2015, here: https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com//xian-zhang-takes-new/

I will be in front of the city council Wednesday at 6 to speak for grant funding to support more options for after school elementary music including feeder programs for future youth orchestra members! If you want to join me to support and share about the transformative power of music, see you there!

Information on the man who’s been known as the king of Verdi conductors for over 40 years, Riccardo Muti, available here: https://www.nytimes.com//review-riccardo-muti-the-king-of-

Learn more about Chicago Symphony’s music director, Riccardo Muti, in this article from the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com//riccardo-muti-indulging-a-passion

Read about how a Chicago orchestra back in 2015 went from this New York Times piece: https://www.nytimes.com//chicago-orchestra-at-carnegie-hal

Read about ten young classical music composers who are changing the way we see the genre here: https://theculturetrip.com//top-10-young-composers-who-ar/

A study published on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov finds that listening to a piece of Indian classical music helped patients with their stress levels during gastroscopy. Read more about it here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362603/

Read about how classical music helps college students study for finals and how it can help anyone of any age with relaxation and insomnia. https://news.usc.edu//studying-for-finals-let-classical-m/

Interesting.....than to Classic FM for sharing.....