Children who take music lessons test higher than those who don't, studies show. This article sites sources:
To quote from the article:
"The Canadian study lends support to the idea that musical training may do more for kids than simply teach them their scales--it exercises parts of the brain useful in mathematics, spatial intelligence and other intellectual pursuits.
'With music lessons, because there are so many different facets involved--such as memorizing, expressing emotion, learning about musical interval and chords--the multidimensional nature of the experience may be motivating the [IQ] effect,' said study author E. Glenn Schellenberg, of the University of Toronto at Mississauga."
I believe that music lessons help develop a person's brain because when you're playing a musical instrument, you're utilizing all the modes of learning--auditory, visual, hands-on, etc.
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