Fall 2024 Update: We're back! Rehearsals are held on Wednesday evenings at 7pm, just south of downtown Denver, near Broadway and Speer. For the safety of our youth, please contact us for the specific location.
Soar Youth & Adult Choir is always free for youth.
Contact us for more information or to join!
 The mission of Soar Youth and Adult Choir
is to create an inclusive, intergenerational community
​and musical excellence for youth with diverse needs.
  

Why Music Matters

If you've ever quoted song lyrics, you know that music can be a tool to communicate how you're feeling. You might also know from personal experience that music can be a mood-booster, can uplift, and can help you through hard times.
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But if you're looking for evidence-based data, there are numerous scientific studies, including this one, that demonstrate positive impacts of music, particularly in youth. Here are some of the findings...
  • Each year of arts study was associated with a reduction in the likelihood that an adolescent would be suspended.
  • Students of the arts are significantly more optimistic about their chances to attend college than non-arts students.
  • Youth enrolled in music were less likely to consume alcohol or use marijuana during adolescence.
  • Emerging adults who studied music scored higher on a standardized test of vocabulary.
  • Former students of music were significantly more optimistic as adults.
  • Former arts students were significantly less likely to be involved with the criminal justice system.
    • Adults who had taken arts courses were 26% less likely to have ever been arrested. Each additional year of arts was associated with a 9% reduction in the risk of being arrested.

The results of this study suggest that arts students experience positive developmental benefits from their arts study through adolescence and into adulthood.