All together now...
Why music in our schools matters ...
Baz Chapman director of the Gonernment's Sing-Up Programme; "The art of making music can have benefits right across the school.
Schools that are inclusive are schools where there's lots of music going on.
Music can also enliven other parts of the curriculum - where there are things to remember like dates for history..."
You didn't know the Government had a Sing-up Scheme? I wonder why they believe it important to get the little ones all singing together?
Goose stepping may have encouraged people to follow Nazis - Telegraph
Researchers have found that if groups perform tasks in unison, such as marching, dancing and chanting, they show more loyalty towards each other and are less likely to go against the norm.
The findings, published in New Scientist, could explain why the likes of Hitler and Mussolini both seemingly had the ability to bend millions of people to their will.
Dr Scott Wiltermuth, of Stanford University in California and colleagues, have found that activities performed in unison, such as marching or dancing, exercise a form of mind control over people.