Is it necessary adding music education to other traditional education (math, science….) in our schools?

Recent studies and researchers found that students who study music tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than their peers who do not participate in music lessons. And studying music primes the brain to understand speech in a noisy background so students with learning disabilities or dyslexia could benefit greatly from music lessons. Students who study a musical instrument are more likely to excel in all of their studies, work better in teams, have enhanced critical thinking skills and stay in school. A study from France University revealed that students who study arts are more cooperative with their teachers and peers, have higher levels self-confidence, and are more equipped to express themselves and their ideas. Moreover learning a musical instrument improves the way the brain understands human language, making music students more apt to pick up a second language.  So music is to the brain as physical exercise is to the human body.