Musical training has recently gained additional interest in education as increasing
neuroscientific research demonstrates its positive effects on brain development …

Language is typically viewed as fundamental to human intelligence. Music, while
recognized as a human universal, is often treated as an ancillary ability–one dependent on …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 The Power of Music a research synthesis of the impact of actively
making music on the intellectual, social and personal development of children and young …

Does music make you smarter? Music listening and music lessons have been claimed to
confer intellectual advantages. Any association between music and intellectual functioning …

Building on her earlier work,'The Power of Music: A Research Synthesis of the Impact of
Actively Making Music on the Intellectual, Social and Personal Development of Children and …

Although links between music training and cognitive abilities are relatively well‐established,
unresolved issues include the generality of the association, the direction of causation, and …

Previous studies suggest that musical training in children can positively affect various
aspects of development. However, it remains unknown as to how early in development …

In Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance (2nd edition), the authors consider
music on a broad scale, from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its different …

The relationship between musical and linguistic skills has received particular attention in
infants and school-aged children. However, very little is known about pre-schoolers. This …

Music listening is highly pleasurable and important part of most people's lives. Because
music has no obvious importance for survival, the ubiquity of music remains puzzling and …