Music Lessons help students do better in Math, Science, and English 

https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2019-34936-001.html

Check out this article from the APA (American Psychological Assn) about how music study helps students do better in math, science, and English and are more likely to attend college.

Music Lessons help improve mental health, cognitive function, and connection to others

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6368928/

Article from PubMed (Federal Practitioner): Learning to play a musical instrument provides a peaceful retreat from the pressures of daily life. Therapeutic outcomes of playing music include better communication skills, improved emotional release, and decreased anxiety and agitation.1 Musical training promotes cognitive function, mental health, and a connection to others.

Piano Lessons are linked to Language Skills

https://news.mit.edu/2018/how-music-lessons-can-improve-language-skills-0625

This article from MIT News details how piano education has been linked to greater language processing skills in young children, even greater benefit than an equal amount time devoted to reading or being read to.

Music Participation is connected to engagement and hopefulness for the future in Middle-School years

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1056542/full

Frontiers in Psychology article: Music participation is positively correlated to positive youth engagement, school connectiveness, and hopeful future outlook in middle school students.