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Music, self-discipline, and diligence

Category: Quote
Issue(s) Addressed: Long-term success of students
Developing 21st-century skills

Attribution

— Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Leading Heart Surgeon, Baylor College of Music.

Item Text

“Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits. An association of music and math has, in fact, long been noted. Creating and performing music promotes self-expression and provides self-gratification while giving pleasure to others. In medicine, increasing published reports demonstrate that music has a healing effect on patients. For all these reasons, it deserves strong support in our educational system, along with the other arts, the sciences, and athletics.”

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