by Mark Goff | Nov 23, 2015 | Music Truths
Nearly 100% of past winners in the prestigious Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology (for high school students) play one or more musical instruments. This led the Siemens Foundation to host a recital at Carnegie Hall in 2004, featuring some...
by Mark Goff | Nov 20, 2015 | Music Truths
Studies have shown that assiduous instrument training from an early age can help the brain to process sounds better, making it easier to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to tensor calculus. ~ Hearing the music, honing the mind. (2010)....
by Mark Goff | Nov 19, 2015 | Music Truths
Music therapy has been found to reduce psychological stress in a study of 236 pregnant women. ~ College of Nursing at Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan
by Mark Goff | Nov 17, 2015 | Music Truths
The cognitive structures developed through music instruction “exposed and illuminated more general organizing structures relevant for multiple disciplines. ~ Portowitz,P., Lichtenstein, O., Egorova, L., & Brand, E. (2009). Underlying mechanisms linking music...
by Mark Goff | Nov 16, 2015 | Music Truths
Teens feel that playing music teaches self discipline. ~ Shehan Campbell, Patricia. Adolescents’ Expressed Meanings of Music In and Out of School
