Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Does Music Make You Smarter?

Amazingly there is no musical centre in the brain. Musical activity stimulates the whole brain. Quite simply when you are engaged in musical activity the whole of your brain lights up like a Christmas Tree.

Overall brain development suggests global development for children. Scientific studies have shown that there are huge benefits in early music education. Children who take regular music instruction before the age of 7 are the most advantaged.

The following are just a few of the benefits of music education:

General cognitive development

Language development

Reading readiness and reading

verbal abilities

Abstract conceptional thinking and reasoning

Creativity and originality

Memory

Improvisation

Motor development and coordination

Improved social skills

Stress reduction

Increased quality of life


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