by Mark Goff | Jan 21, 2016 | Music Truths
Musically trained children performed better in a memory test that is correlated with general intelligence skills such as literacy, verbal memory, visuospatial processing, mathematics, and IQ. ~ Dr. Laurel Trainor, Prof. of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behavior at...
by Mark Goff | Jan 19, 2016 | Music Truths
Playing an instrument as a kid leads to a sharper mind in old age, according to a new study conducted by Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, a clinical neuropsychologist in Emory’s Department of neurology, and her colleagues. The researchers gave 70 people between the ages of 60 and...
by Mark Goff | Jan 18, 2016 | Music Truths
Regardless of socioeconomic status or school district, students (3rd graders) who participate in high-quality music programs score higher on reading and spelling tests. ~ Hille, Katrin, et al. “Associations between music education, intelligence, and spelling...
by Mark Goff | Jan 15, 2016 | Music Truths
Three in five Americans (61%) said it [musiceducation] provided a disciplined problem solving approach and 59% said it prepared people to manage tasks more successfully. ~ July 2014 Harris Poll
by Mark Goff | Jan 14, 2016 | Music Truths
Graduates from music programs report that creativity, teamwork, communication, and critical thinking are skills necessary in their work, regardless of whether they are working in music or other fileds. ~ Craft, A. (2001). An Analysis of Research and Literature on...
by Mark Goff | Jan 12, 2016 | Music Truths
Regardless of socioeconomic status or school district, students (3rd graders) who participate in high-quality music programs score higher on reading and spelling tests. ~ Hille, Katrin, et al. “Associations between music education, intelligence, and spelling...
