The Power of Music Nine years ago Musharaf ‘Mushy’ Asghar graced our screens in Channel 4’s Educating Yorkshire - a Year 13 student struggling immensely with a stammer that virtually left him mute. With an impending speaking exam to pass his English GCSE, his teacher Mr Burton, inspired by the film The King’s Speech where George VI overcomes his own stammer to lead his country through World War Two, guides Mushy to gain a C grade, which at the start of Mushy’s time at Thornhill Academy seemed insurmountable.
What brings Mushy Ashgar and George VI together is how they overcame their personal stammers through the power of music. They unquestionably prove to us the power that music can have on the brain. Music is powerful, it is emotive, it is an incredibly important part of children’s educational pathway and something we take great care to encourage at Sherborne Prep. Since the middle of the 20th century, researchers and practitioners in music have increased their awareness of music and its relevance to young children, as well as the impact it can have on their further education. In the modern day, it is inspiring to see that
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