A recent National Academy of Sciences study show that piano training improves children’s sound processing, helping language development as much as, if not more than, reading instruction. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/28/E6630.short?rss=1
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Six Benefits of Playing the Piano
Everyday people look for ways to improve their lives. Nutrition and exercise are certainly the main components to a healthy lifestyle but the addition of playing a musical instrument, such as the piano, provides numerous benefits for individuals both physically and mentally. pianosplayerA pianist can reap several benefits while in the early stages of learning. …
Music lessons may boost IQ and grades
Organized music lessons appear to benefit children’s IQ and academic performance–and the longer the instruction continues, the larger the effect, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Educational Psychology (Vol. 98, No. 2). Lead researcher E. Glenn Schellenberg, PhD, says the recent study builds on work he published in …