Chantelle,
I have been doing some searching in a few databases but I haven't been able to find anything specifically connecting music and study skills. There is some (though not a lot of really current) information on music education and student success. It is fairly limited and some research wasn't supporting it. We may need to adjust your topic a bit. What type of project is this? Could you broaden it out and talk about the importance of music education? Or music and its effect on special needs children? Just some ideas.
Sara
sklink@starkstate.edu