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Though most students start their business endeavors <em>after<\/em> graduation, Davis started hers in 2014 at the age of 20 when she first enrolled at Berklee Online. She is the founder of Dream League, a nonprofit music mentoring program that serves students in her hometown of Flint, Michigan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDream League was my alternative to teaching music,\u201d says Davis. \u201cI\u2019ve never really enjoyed the classrooms of a music class. They just seemed too formal and too structured. So Dream League is the total opposite of that. All of the lessons are designed as music activities and games. And so the students are learning academic principles like math, writing, and reading through these activities.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Davis grew up in a musical family. She picked up the drums at age 3, and was playing in her church band by age 12. In her senior year of high school, Davis toured Berklee College of Music in Boston, but due to cost constraints, enrolled in Berklee Online\u2019s undergraduate music business program. Though staying local wasn\u2019t Davis\u2019 plan, it allowed her to be present when her community needed her most.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started Dream League as a catalyst for schools that didn\u2019t offer music programs,\u201d says Davis. \u201cSo during the summer, I would bridge the gap for the music enrichment that they weren\u2019t receiving during the school year. That was my main focus. Then when the water crisis hit, it was like, \u2018Okay, this has really gone from a need to my requirement to give back to my community.\u2019\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, Flint declared a state of emergency when high levels of lead were detected in the city\u2019s drinking water. This happened as a result of switching the city\u2019s water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River in 2014, which was connected to pipes that were leaching toxic levels of lead. It\u2019s estimated that 140,000 people were exposed to lead from the contaminants in the water. Lead exposure is especially toxic to children, damaging the brain and nervous system. It can slow children\u2019s growth and development, and cause issues with learning, behavior, hearing, and speech. Davis realized that Dream League can help children cope with some of the symptoms of lead contamination by stimulating their brains through music education.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dream_league_3.jpg\" alt=\"Davis teaching a music session for her Dream League students. \" class=\"wp-image-14576\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Davis teaching a music session for her Dream League students. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStatistics say that music helps the brain develop, and so being exposed to lead, especially with kids, is even more vital because their brain is still developing,\u201d says Davis. \u201cWith the stimulation of music and how my curriculum ties in academics as well, it expands their learning capacity to not eliminate the mental effects of lead exposure, but it does slow down some of the long term damage that they might face in the classroom later down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Berklee Music Therapy faculty member <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kathleenhowland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Dr. Kathleen Howland<\/a>, whose work bridges music with neuroscience, says that music education is an excellent option for the children of Flint. Because studies that involve deprivation and toxicity in children are considered \u201cforbidden experiments\u201d in science, there is no official evidence to show that music could slow the effects of lead exposure, but Dr. Howland says that we can look at how music changes the brain and optimizes its functioning.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor the children of Flint to be engaged in music activities is right on,\u201d she says. \u201cThe fact that it could help ameliorate some of the lead poisoning deficits is really intriguing. I don\u2019t know of any other force on the planet that could possibly be effective in building the best frame. A musician\u2019s brain is notably different in both form and structure, and anatomy and physiology from a non-musician\u2019s brain. And it would seem that those advantages would be most helpful in developing children.\u201d&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For one, lead exposure can cause impulsivity and even violence, but evidence shows that music positively impacts executive functions such as reasoning, problem-solving, ability to sequence, impulse control, and initiation. On top of executive functions, Howland says that music aids hypertension and helps the brain make distinctions about sound, which combats speech issues caused by lead exposure.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the introductory lessons is teaching them how to read music,\u201d says Davis. \u201cSo that\u2019s like reading, where we compare word syllables to use of notation. 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