Plato, a famous Greek philosopher, once stated: “I would teach children music, physics and philosophy; but above all music, because the patterns of music and all the arts are the key to learning”. Human beings can often be seen to possess the inner desire to achieve greatness through hard work and dedication to an ideal. Some aspire to achieve simple daily goals, such as getting up on time for work. Whatever the case, teens often try to find ways to reach social and academic “checkpoints” so that their futures seem more vigorous. Over the years, studies have been conducted to determine whether or not music has an influence on these results. These experiments have shown that music helps in many aspects of achievement. Because of these studies, it is imperative that society and the human race itself understand that music education impacts social and academic outcomes. First, studies have shown that standardized test scores are higher than the average of tests taken, as well as higher ACT and SAT test scores. A study was conducted on students who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test, otherwise known as the SAT. The study showed that students with a musical background scored 59 points higher on the verbal portion and 44 points higher on the math portion of the same test (Martin). Other studies have been conducted to demonstrate a correlation between music education and the American College Testing, as well as numerous other tests. The researchers found that students who participated in a formal music class of some kind had higher academic scores than those who did not participate in music (Hodges), as well as high scores in the English, reading, and science portions of the ACT (Johnso. ..... middle of article ...... programs, academic outcomes." KU News Kansas: Kansas University, 2007. Web May 21, 2013. Martin, Roy P. "Education musical improves brain development and. Academic achievement.” University of Georgia College of Education, November 17, 2011. Web. May 22, 2013. Nathan, Linda. “All Students Are Artists,” vol. Web. May 21, 2013. Southgate, Darby E. and Vincent J. Roscigno “The Impact of Music on Childhood and Adolescent Outcomes,” Vol. 90, Ohio State University. Standley, Jayne M. “Teaching Music Helps Children to learning to read? Evidence from a meta-analysis". Applications of research in music education, vol. 27 Issue 1, p17-32. 2008. EBSCOguest. MAGNOLIA. Network. May 21, 2013.Young, Craig. Personal interview. August 7 2013.