Paul Stewart Music Study Summary

What you perceive as fact is sometimes fictitious. In his article, The True Intrinsic Value of Music Study, Paul Stewart rebukes the claim that music study makes you smarter. On the other hand, he believes that music study is needed regardless of what career path you choose (Stewart). Stewart implies that the correlation between music study and a student 's intelligence and test score is based on the student 's self-will and positive parental involvement.

Stewart believes that music study has no effect on intelligence and standardized test scores. Instead, he thinks that intelligence and good test performance is a characteristic of students in music study. He states that "there may be other characteristics of the typical music student that explains higher S.A.T scores. (Stewart)" I agree with Stewart when he states that students are not smarter because of music study. He points out that, “Being smarter is a general characteristic of …show more content…
Moreover, where you live can determine what school district your child will attend. The more affluent cities have the better schools, which in theory, have better teachers . Consequently, better education for your child. The amount of money that a parent has can help their child. In this article, I assume that the parent 's who have an "above-average economic status" live in affluent towns with good schools that can provide better education to their child (Stewart). As a result, they are smarter. But what explains the higher S.A.T scores? The same parents who can afford music study classes for their child will also pay for S.A.T. prep classes. With the prep classes, there is a better chance that the child will be more prepared and comfortable about the exam and might outperform someone who does not have access to prep classes. As a result, it is falsely perceived that music students are smarter and have higher test scores because of music