Music Lessons Found
To Spur MemoryAn article from the San Diego Union Tribune about how music lessons
have been found to improve long-term verbal memory.
Music Tunes Mental Strings
Positive article from the Boston Globe newspaper about the many powerful
effects of music.
Music and Learning
The idea that sound can influence learning is not completely new, but
there has been increased interest in the power of music.
Math, Academics, and Music Programs:Does music instruction aid
math skills? Does music instruction aid overall academic achievement?
Does missing class for instrumental lessons hurt you academically?
Studies that address these issues (from a book called "Spin-Offs, the
Extra-Musical Advantages of a Musical Education") are on this link.
For Doctors:
information from the book, The Mozart Effect
The Musical Brain A
research neuroscientist, Dr. Chudler, explains the brain and some of the
recent research about music and the brain. He is not convinced and
believes further research is indicated.