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The Benefits of Music
Worldwide Research discoveries
- Music lessons have been shown to improve a child's performance in school.
- In a recent experiment, after 8 months of lessons, pre-schoolers showed a 46% boost in their spatial IQ which is crucial for higher brain functions such as mathematics.
- Students who were exposed to music-based lessons scored a full 100% higher on fraction texts than those who learned in a conventional manner.
- Research reveals that pre-school years are the optimal "learning time" for developing musical ability.
- Young children with developed rhythm skills perform better academically.
- In a ten-year study in the US, which tracked over 25,000 students, a direct correlation between music studies and improved school results has been acknowledged.
- A two-year study in Switzerland involving 1,200 children in 50 classes, scientifically demonstrated how music improved children's reading and verbal skills through enhanced concentration, memory and self expression.
- Other findings revealed that the children in the study had better interpersonal relationships, experienced a greater enjoyment of school, were less stressed during testing and were better able to handle performance pressures.
- A series of studies conducted in Europe in the 1950s concluded that learning and playing music not only improved academic performance but also improved memory, reasoning, working as a team, time management and the ability to think creatively.
- Music is now being recognised as a form of intelligence, not just a manifestation of it.
Sources:
International Foundation for Music Research, www.music-research.org
American Music Conference, www.amc-music.org
American Music Association, www.americanamusic.org
Australian Music Association, www.australianmusic.asn.au
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