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  • How Does Music Stimulate Left and Right Brain Function? Why is this Important? ?

    How Does Music Stimulate Left and Right Brain Function? Why is this Important? ?

    Music research indicates that music education not only has the benefits of self-expression and enjoyment, but is linked to improved cognitive function (Schellenberg), increased language development from an early age (Legg), and positive social interaction (Netherwood). Music listening and performance impacts the brain as a whole, stimulating both halves – the analytical brain and the subjective-artistic brain, affecting a child’s overall cognitive development and possibly increasing a child’s overall intellectual capacity more than any other activity affecting the brain’s bilaterism (Yoon).

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  • The Untold Story of How Music and Arts Education Became Core Subjects (Hint: It is not how you think!)

    The Untold Story of How Music and Arts Education Became Core Subjects (Hint: It is not how you think!)

    Last March I wrote about the 20 year anniversary of the release of the landmark report “Growing Up Complete: The Imperative for Music Education” by the National Commission on Music Education - a partnership between NAMM (Larry Linkin, Karl Bruhn), NARAS: The Recording Academy (Mike Greene) and MENC/NAfME (John Mahlmann).

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  • Early music lessons boost brain development | McGill University Health Centre

    Early music lessons boost brain development | McGill University Health Centre

    Researchers at McGill University Health Centre suggest that if you started music lessons in grade one, or played the recorder in kindergarten, thank your parents and teachers. Those lessons you dreaded – or loved – helped develop your brain. The younger you started music lessons, the stronger the connections in your brain.

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  • Childhood Music Lessons Have Lasting Positive Effects

    Childhood Music Lessons Have Lasting Positive Effects

    September 13, 2012 via www.parents.com

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