, ▁general ▁attend ance ▁rates ▁increase ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁I Q . ▁ ▁Fine ▁motor ▁skills , ▁social ▁behav i ours , ▁and ▁emot ional ▁well ▁being ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁increased ▁through ▁music ▁and ▁music ▁education . ▁The ▁learning ▁of ▁an ▁instrument ▁increases ▁fine ▁motor ▁skills ▁in ▁students ▁with ▁physical ▁dis abilities . ▁Em ot ional ▁well ▁being ▁can ▁be ▁increased ▁as ▁students ▁find ▁meaning ▁in ▁songs ▁and ▁connect ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁every day ▁life . ▁Through ▁social ▁interactions ▁of ▁playing ▁in ▁groups ▁like ▁jazz ▁and ▁concert ▁bands , ▁students ▁learn ▁to ▁social ize ▁and ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁linked ▁to ▁emot ional ▁and ▁mental ▁well ▁being . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁evidence ▁of ▁positive ▁impact s ▁of ▁participation ▁in ▁youth ▁orch est ras ▁and ▁academic ▁achiev ement ▁and ▁res ili ence ▁in ▁Chile . ▁ ▁Music ▁advoc acy ▁In ▁some ▁communities ▁– ▁and ▁even ▁entire ▁national ▁education ▁systems ▁– ▁music ▁is ▁provided ▁little ▁support ▁as ▁an ▁academic ▁subject ▁area , ▁and ▁music ▁teachers ▁feel ▁that ▁they ▁must ▁act ively ▁seek ▁greater ▁public ▁end ors ement ▁for ▁music ▁education ▁as ▁a ▁legit imate ▁subject ▁of ▁study . ▁This ▁perce ived ▁need ▁to ▁change ▁public ▁opinion ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁approaches ▁commonly ▁called ▁" music ▁advoc acy ". ▁Music ▁advoc acy ▁comes ▁in ▁many ▁forms , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁based ▁upon ▁legit imate ▁scholar ly ▁arguments ▁and ▁scientific ▁find ings , ▁while ▁other ▁examples ▁controvers ial ly ▁rely ▁on ▁em otion , ▁an ec d otes , ▁or ▁un con