Music, it’s said to soothe the savage beast. But did you know that musical training can increase math scores, social development and success in life?

Researchers found that students who report consistent high levels of involvement in instrumental music over the middle and high school years show significantly higher levels of mathematics proficiency by grade 12. This observation holds regardless of students' socio-economic status, and differences in those who are involved with instrumental music vs. those who are not is more significant over time.*

It’s been identified that music in a curriculum improves a student’s ability to be educated, with improved cognitive and motor skills.

“Fourth graders who received two years of piano lessons...

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EHX Freeze used by Jim James

Jim James, singer, songwriter, guitarist, for the hard rocking band, My Morning Jacket, shares guitar duties with bandmate Carl Broemel. Both were selected by Rolling Stone magazine to appear on a short list of New Guitar Gods.

The multi-talented James recently picked up an Electro-Harmonix FREEZE and wrote in to say:

“I’m deep in the studio in Bangladesh, in the throes of working on my latest raga. I need something new, some new sort of drone or sustain, and someone hands me the freeze. I capture the sound of a kitten mewing outside of the studio and sustain it indefinitely...