2019 RESEARCH STUDY

BACKGROUND
Base Academy of Music combines mentoring with private music lessons to positively impact social and emotional development and make music accessible and affordable for all children. BAM currently serves more than 100 students in Kansas City, MO.

LATCA chose to partner with the Base Academy of Music (BAM) to help foster social and emotional development among their students, given the school’s notable experience with students facing trauma and the frequent need for behavioral interventions at school.

GOALS
The purpose of research at LATCA was to test the conjecture that exposure to BAM would increase students ability to self-regulate, as evidenced by fewer reports of behavioral interventions and/or referrals for students taking the private music lessons. LATCA chose the music teacher to serve as the Lead End User.