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Researchers in Colorado found that stroke patients who were given rhythmic auditory stimulation a half hour a day for three weeks had improved cadence, stride, and foot placement compared with a control group.

Marwick, Leaving Concert Hall for Clinic’s In The Mozart Effect by Don Campbell. (New York: Avon Books. 1997)
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Look out for upcoming Featured Champions. Coming soon: Rik Emmett

About the Champions for Music Education Program

Everyone could use a mentor. That’s why we came up with the idea of spokespeople for the Coalition, neatly named Champions for Music Education. Our Champions program started in 2005 when a group of musicians gave voice to a series of public service announcements that focused on personal messages about the importance of music education. These PSAs played on radio stations across the country.

In 2007 we broadened our focus to include community leaders who recognized that their success was, in part, due to a music education. From astronauts to prima ballerinas, our Champions lent their celebrity status as leaders in the arts and business to the Coalition.

2010 saw 16 new Champions joining our group, bringing a total of 57 Champions for Music Education into the Coalition. 57 people from all walks of life who are ready and willing to testify to the power of music and the joy it can give to everyone. In these pages you’ll be able to read about all our Champions and to listen to their statements about the importance of music education.

Read about our Champions for Music Education Cabaret that launched our newest Champions.

Special thanks to metalworks for providing sound recordings.

Newest Champions

Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson

Alex Lifeson

Tom Worrall Tom Worrall

Tom Worrall

Robert Priest Robert Priest

Robert Priest

Liona Boyd Liona Boyd

Liona Boyd

Tim Brady Tim Brady

Tim Brady

Rik Emmett Rik Emmett

Rik Emmett

Jowi Taylor

Jowi Taylor

Jeff Dawson Jeff Dawson

Jeff Dawson

Gail Asper Gail Asper

Gail Asper

Charles Daellenbach Charles Daellenbach

Charles Daellenbach

Dan Mangan Dan Mangan

Dan Mangan

Boris Brott

Boris Brott

Chuck Currie

Chuck Currie

David Alter David Alter

David Alter

Eric Peterson

Eric Peterson

Phil Nimmons

Phil Nimmons

Gallery of Champions