Stop “Defending” Music Education
Music does not need to make excuses for itself, as if it had no intrinsic worth. It does not have to dress …
Music does not need to make excuses for itself, as if it had no intrinsic worth. It does not have to dress …
Here are 4 reasons why schools must embrace music as the nucleus of an education which gives students the tools to complete a college degree: …
…It is an opportunity…
The underlying reason that music helps improve nearly every area of a child’s life is that music is a critical and necessary …
It’s about learning how to think, rather than what to think.
Starting formal lessons on a musical instrument prior to age 14 and continuing intense training for up to a decade appears to …
“What we found was the more a child trained on an instrument, it accelerated cortical organization in attention skill, anxiety management and emotional …
If there were a course to teach your child self-discipline, time management and self-reliance, would you enroll him? If this class would …
It helps that they’re naturally adept at switching between separate mental tasks
Music taught for music’s sake has been known for thousands of years to unlock students’ potential and prepare them for excellence in …
A musical instrument helps improve the brain’s ability to process language, a new study says. Musical training doesn’t just improve your ear for …
New research has shown that individuals who play an instrument are more capable at identifying errors and correcting mistakes, and that these …
If making music isn’t the most ancient of human activities, it’s got to be pretty close. Melody and rhythm can trigger feelings …
In September of 2001 I was a resident of Manhattan. On the morning of September 12, 2001 I reached a new understanding …
New research suggests that the complexity involved in practicing and performing music may help students’ cognitive development… music training may increase the …
You will see children who live in a landfill and make instruments out of the trash that they live on. It goes …
Playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain. But do these changes persist after music training stops? We probed …
Playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain. But do these changes persist after music training stops? We …
Playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain. But do these changes persist after music training stops? We probed …
Kraus’ research has shown that musicians, who memorize sounds and patterns, can process music and language better than people who don’t have …
New research finds musical training appears to sharpen our ability to detect our own mistakes, and rapidly make needed adjustments. Summary Article …
Studies have shown that assiduous instrument training from an early age can help the brain to process sounds better, making it easier …
Neuroscience research has shown that music training leads to changes throughout the auditory system that prime musicians for listening challenges beyond music processing. …