Children who sing in choruses have academic success and gain valuable life skills.

Chorus America performed a study in 2009 of over 2800 singers, parents and educators to determine what value choral singing had on children.

Several of the study’s major findings for young singers include:

• There are approximately 10.1 million American children singing in choruses today.

• The majority of parents surveyed believe multiple skills increased after their child joined a chorus. Seventy-one percent say their child has become more self-confident, 70% say their child’s self-discipline has improved, and 69% state their child’s memory skills have improved.

•  More than 80% of educators surveyed—across multiple academic disciplines—agree with parent assessments that choir participation can enhance numerous aspects of a child’s social development and academic success.

• Educators also observe that children who sing are better participants in group activities, have better emotional expression, and exhibit better emotional management.

• Ninety percent of educators believe singing in a choir can keep some students engaged in school who might otherwise be lost—this is particularly true of educators (94%) who describe the ethnicity of their schools as diverse.

• Children who participate in a chorus get significantly better grades than children who have never sung in a choir. Forty-five percent of parents whose children sing state their child receives “all or mostly A’s” in mathematics (vs. 38% of non-choir parents) and 54% get “all or mostly A’s” in English and other language arts classes (vs. 43%).

For more information on how joining a chorus benefits children and the community, please download the Chorus America Impact Study and donate to the SB Children’s Chorus!

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